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New food businesses in East Suffolk.

East Suffolk had 59 food premises with a published postcode awaiting a first hygiene inspection in the FSA register extract of 2026-10-14. 13 are restaurant / café and 9 are school / college / university. This is a backlog snapshot, not a count of new openings, because the register gives no opening date. Source: Food Standards Agency open data.

Sources: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene rating open data (ratings.food.gov.uk/open-data); East Suffolk council food registration (via gov.uk/food-business-registration)

59awaiting 1st inspection, East Suffolk, extract of 2026-10-14. Baseline stock, mostly backlog.
2,490premises on the council register in that extract
1,987with a usable postcode (the rest are hidden)
?of the awaiting rows show “Name withheld” (possible sole traders)
New this week: not counted yet.We only started watching on 18 Oct 2026. A real weekly figure needs more than one snapshot. Until then every row is an EARLIER FIND and we show no weekly number.
PREVIEW NOTE: passes the indexing rule (25+ awaiting, 2+ types with 5+, 3+ sample rows, data under 14 days old). Noindex in preview; indexable at go-live.

Awaiting 1st inspection, by type

East Suffolk, extract of 2026-10-14. First looked at by us on 18 Oct 2026.

TypePremises
Restaurant / café13
School / college / university9
Food retailer8
Mobile caterer6
Takeaway / sandwich shop6
Other catering premises4
Pub / bar / nightclub4
Hospitals / Childcare / Caring Premises3
Manufacturers / packers3
Farmers / growers2
Retailers - supermarkets / hypermarkets1

Sample rows

Real FHRS data. Limited-company and trade-style names only, postcode district only, no street address. All EARLIER FIND: spotted on our first look, so we can't call them new.

BusinessTypeCouncil · areaOur dateOfficial
Name withheldFarmers / growersEast Suffolk · IP12Earlier find
spotted 18 Oct 2026
FSA page
Name withheldPub / bar / nightclubEast Suffolk · IP13Earlier find
spotted 18 Oct 2026
FSA page
Name withheldFood retailerEast Suffolk · NR32Earlier find
spotted 18 Oct 2026
FSA page

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data as at council extracts dated 15 to 16 Oct 2026. Not endorsed by the FSA.

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Questions

How many food businesses are awaiting inspection in East Suffolk?

59 premises with a published postcode showed as awaiting a first food hygiene inspection in the FSA register extract for East Suffolk dated 2026-10-14. Premises without a published postcode are not counted here.

Are these new food businesses in East Suffolk?

Not necessarily. Awaiting inspection means there is no published hygiene rating yet. Some premises are new, some have waited a long time, and some changed owner. The register gives no opening or registration date.

Where does this data come from?

The Food Standards Agency Food Hygiene Rating Scheme open data, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The figures are from the council's own extract. NewFoodLeads is not endorsed by the FSA or the council.

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