Where our data comes from

Every hygiene rating on Yum Britannia comes directly from the UK Food Standards Agency public dataset, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We do not edit, soften or hide ratings — what local authorities publish is what you see here.

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The dataset

The Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS) covers food businesses across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The Food Hygiene Information Scheme (FHIS) covers Scotland. Together these schemes are run by the Food Standards Agency in partnership with local authority Environmental Health teams, who carry out inspections and award the ratings.

The full dataset is published as open data on the FSA’s website. You can browse the official version at ratings.food.gov.uk. If a rating shown here ever differs from the FSA site, the FSA site is authoritative.

How often we refresh

We pull the FSA feed every night, so a new rating issued by a local authority typically appears on Yum Britannia within 24 hours of being published. The “Last synced” timestamp at the top of this page reflects the most recent successful refresh.

Licence and attribution

FSA hygiene-rating data is made available under the Open Government Licence v3.0. As required by the licence, we acknowledge the source of the information:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Food hygiene ratings data is provided by the Food Standards Agency.

The Yum Britannia branding, layout, written commentary and the Yum Approved badge are our own and are not part of the open dataset. The FSA does not endorse Yum Britannia and we are not affiliated with the FSA.

Spotted something wrong?

If a rating on this site looks more than 48 hours out of date, or if a venue’s details look incorrect, the quickest fix is to check ratings.food.gov.uk first — if the FSA site is also wrong, the local authority that owns the inspection is the right place to raise it. If our copy is stale relative to FSA, we will catch it on the next sync.

Where the data comes from

No paid placements. No mystery scores. Just the FSA, surfaced fast.

Official source

Every rating comes directly from the Food Standards Agency public dataset. We don't edit, soften, or hide scores. What local authorities publish is what you see.

Updated daily

We sync the FSA feed every day, so a rating change at your local takeaway shows up here within 24 hours of being published.

Our badge

Establishments rated 4 or 5 earn a free Yum Approved badge, a small recognition for keeping kitchens clean. No fee, no upsell.