Approved food establishments in Colchester
28 establishments in Colchester have appeared on the register since January 2020 — the 31st largest of the 146 towns with a page here. 16 are still there.
The town is the finest location this site publishes. Street addresses and coordinates are in the source but never appear on a page a search engine can read — and the 1,019 establishments whose address the source marks as withheld are not placed in any town at all.
What is approved in Colchester
| Approved activity | Establishments | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Processing plant | 11 | 39.3% |
| Egg packing centre | 9 | 32.1% |
| Shellfish dispatch centre | 6 | 21.4% |
| Cutting plant | 4 | 14.3% |
| Cold store | 4 | 14.3% |
| Re-wrapping and repackaging | 4 | 14.3% |
| Minced meat establishment | 3 | 10.7% |
| Meat preparation establishment | 3 | 10.7% |
| Shellfish purification centre | 3 | 10.7% |
| Fresh fishery products plant | 1 | 3.6% |
Establishments in Colchester
| Establishment | Approval number | Approved by | On the register |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben's Fish | CL 012 | Colchester | Yes |
| Bon Culina | CL 120 | Colchester | Yes |
| C & L Browning-Smith | CL 108 | Colchester | Until March 2025 |
| C W Cobbold | CL 110 | Colchester | Yes |
| Caprilatte Ice Cream Company | CL 106 | Colchester | Until May 2024 |
| Colchester Fresh Fish Limited | CL 013 | Colchester | Yes |
| Colchester Oyster Fishery Ltd | CL 003 | Colchester | Yes |
| Craig Sestak | CL 113 | Colchester | Until March 2025 |
| D A Clough & Sons | CL 112 | Colchester | Yes |
| Direct Meats (Knights Farm) Ltd T/A Blackwell & Co | 5443 | Food Standards Agency | Yes |
| Direct Seafoods | CL 011 | Colchester | Yes |
| Ember Snacks | EX 017 | Braintree District | Yes |
| Freechooks Farm | CL 109 | Colchester | Yes |
| Hadley's Dairy | EX 006 | Braintree District | Until February 2020 |
| Indulgence Patisserie | CL 101 | Colchester | Until May 2024 |
| Island Smokehouse | CL 116 | Colchester | Until August 2022 |
| J COLEMAN WHOLESALE BUTCHERS LTD | 5317 | Food Standards Agency | Until November 2020 |
| James George | UK 5 1090 | Babergh District | Until January 2025 |
| North Eggs | CL 115 | Colchester | Yes |
| Richard Haward Oysters | CL 008 | Colchester | Yes |
| Roman Panda Ltd | CL 102 | Colchester | Until November 2025 |
| Sodexho Defence Services | CL 107 | Colchester | Until February 2025 |
| Sports Supplements Ltd (Bulk Powders) | CL 117 | Colchester | Yes |
| Stocks Farm | UK 5 999 | Babergh District | Until September 2025 |
| The Rare Breed Meat Company Limited | 5503 | Food Standards Agency | Yes |
| W & DT Ralph | CL 111 | Colchester | Yes |
| West Mersea Oysters | CL 001 | Colchester | Yes |
| Wick Farm Meats | 5498 | Food Standards Agency | Until February 2021 |
Towns of a similar size
- Blackburn — 34
- Wolverhampton — 34
- Cardiff — 33
- Coventry — 33
- Newry — 32
- Plymouth — 32
- Huddersfield — 31
- Fleetwood — 29
- Enfield — 28
- Newport — 28
- Wrexham — 28
- Shrewsbury — 27
- Walsall — 27
- Penzance — 26
- Barnsley — 25
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