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New food businesses in South Hams.

South Hams had 56 food premises with a published postcode awaiting a first hygiene inspection in the FSA register extract of 2026-09-29. 11 are restaurant / café and 10 are food retailer. 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); South Hams council food registration (via gov.uk/food-business-registration)

56awaiting 1st inspection, South Hams, extract of 2026-09-29. Baseline stock, mostly backlog.
1,090premises on the council register in that extract
889with 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.
THIN PAGE, NOINDEX: fails the indexing rule (data older than 14 days). Stays noindex and out of the sitemap at go-live.

Awaiting 1st inspection, by type

South Hams, extract of 2026-09-29. First looked at by us on 18 Oct 2026.

TypePremises
Restaurant / café11
Food retailer10
Pub / bar / nightclub9
Manufacturers / packers6
Other catering premises5
Takeaway / sandwich shop4
Hotel / bed & breakfast / guest house3
Farmers / growers2
Mobile caterer2
School / college / university2
Hospitals / Childcare / Caring Premises1
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 / growersSouth Hams · TQ11Earlier find
spotted 18 Oct 2026
FSA page
Name withheldOther catering premisesSouth Hams · TQ9Earlier find
spotted 18 Oct 2026
FSA page
Name withheldRestaurant / caféSouth Hams · TQ9Earlier 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 South Hams?

56 premises with a published postcode showed as awaiting a first food hygiene inspection in the FSA register extract for South Hams dated 2026-09-29. Premises without a published postcode are not counted here.

Are these new food businesses in South Hams?

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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