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New food businesses in Lambeth.

Lambeth had 122 food premises with a published postcode awaiting a first hygiene inspection in the FSA register extract of 2026-10-17. 43 are restaurant / café and 24 are takeaway / sandwich shop. 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); Lambeth council food registration (via gov.uk/food-business-registration)

122awaiting 1st inspection, Lambeth, extract of 2026-10-17. Baseline stock, mostly backlog.
2,690premises on the council register in that extract
2,340with 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

Lambeth, extract of 2026-10-17. First looked at by us on 18 Oct 2026.

TypePremises
Restaurant / café43
Takeaway / sandwich shop24
Other catering premises22
Pub / bar / nightclub9
Food retailer8
School / college / university5
Mobile caterer4
Distributors / Transporters3
Hospitals / Childcare / Caring Premises2
Importers / Exporters1
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 withheldDistributors / TransportersLambeth · SW12Earlier find
spotted 18 Oct 2026
FSA page
Name withheldPub / bar / nightclubLambeth · SW9Earlier find
spotted 18 Oct 2026
FSA page
Name withheldRestaurant / caféLambeth · SW9Earlier 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 Lambeth?

122 premises with a published postcode showed as awaiting a first food hygiene inspection in the FSA register extract for Lambeth dated 2026-10-17. Premises without a published postcode are not counted here.

Are these new food businesses in Lambeth?

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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