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New food businesses in Stoke-On-Trent.

Stoke-On-Trent had 148 food premises with a published postcode awaiting a first hygiene inspection in the FSA register extract of 2026-10-18. 41 are food retailer and 37 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); Stoke-On-Trent council food registration (via gov.uk/food-business-registration)

148awaiting 1st inspection, Stoke-On-Trent, extract of 2026-10-18. Baseline stock, mostly backlog.
2,250premises on the council register in that extract
1,966with 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

Stoke-On-Trent, extract of 2026-10-18. First looked at by us on 18 Oct 2026.

TypePremises
Food retailer41
Takeaway / sandwich shop37
Restaurant / café26
School / college / university25
Pub / bar / nightclub6
Hospitals / Childcare / Caring Premises5
Other catering premises5
Retailers - supermarkets / hypermarkets2
Manufacturers / packers1

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 withheldHospitals / Childcare / Caring PremisesStoke-On-Trent · ST3Earlier find
spotted 18 Oct 2026
FSA page
Name withheldFood retailerStoke-On-Trent · ST1Earlier find
spotted 18 Oct 2026
FSA page
Name withheldSchool / college / universityStoke-On-Trent · ST3Earlier 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 Stoke-On-Trent?

148 premises with a published postcode showed as awaiting a first food hygiene inspection in the FSA register extract for Stoke-On-Trent dated 2026-10-18. Premises without a published postcode are not counted here.

Are these new food businesses in Stoke-On-Trent?

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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