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Sweet And Sugar food hygiene rating

Retailers - other · Knowsley

Sweet And Sugar holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the shop are good. It is a solid result, the inspector found nothing serious, though a 5 was just out of reach.

The rating: 4 - Good

The rating dates from 26 February 2025, 16 months ago. Councils typically re-inspect higher-risk businesses every six months to two years, with well-run, low-risk places visited least often, so this is a normal gap.

Address: 126 Warrington Road, Prescot, Knowsley, L34 5RF

How it compares in Knowsley

In Knowsley, 66% of rated places manage a 5, so Sweet And Sugar sits behind roughly 452 nearby businesses. 19% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Knowsley
5 out of 5 452 66%
4 out of 5 134 19% ← Sweet And Sugar
3 out of 5 40 6%
2 out of 5 41 6%
1 out of 5 21 3%
0 out of 5 2 <1%

A further 122 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

What the inspector found

An inspection scores three things: how food is handled, the physical condition of the premises, and how much the inspector trusts management to keep standards up. At Sweet And Sugar none of the three raised a concern, the overall rating is only ever as strong as its weakest area, so a clean sweep is what produces a high score.

Food hygiene ratings nearby

The closest food businesses to Sweet And Sugar, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Dosavillage Prescot Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 245 yards away 5 - Very good 2 October 2025
Boots The Chemist Retailers - other 246 yards away 5 - Very good 13 November 2025
Costa Coffee Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 246 yards away 5 - Very good 10 September 2025
Chung Ku Prescot Chinese Takeaway Takeaway/sandwich shop 258 yards away 5 - Very good 4 February 2026
Feel Supreme Coffee House Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 355 yards away 5 - Very good 6 August 2025
B P Devlin's Retailers - other 391 yards away 5 - Very good 29 August 2025
Costa Coffee Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 407 yards away 5 - Very good 10 September 2025
Doogles Donuts Retailers - other 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 2 February 2024

Questions about Sweet And Sugar

What is Sweet And Sugar's food hygiene rating?

Sweet And Sugar has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Knowsley Council on 26 February 2025.

Is Sweet And Sugar safe to eat at?

The rating covers hygiene standards found at inspection, not the food itself. At 4 out of 5, the inspector found hygiene standards at this shop to be good, the top end of the scale.

When was Sweet And Sugar last inspected?

Sweet And Sugar was last inspected on 26 February 2025, 16 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Knowsley Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Sweet And Sugar?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "very good", the cleanliness and condition of the building "good", and confidence in the management of food safety "generally satisfactory". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does Sweet And Sugar compare to other places in Knowsley?

66% of the 690 rated food businesses in Knowsley hold the top rating of 5, while Sweet And Sugar holds a 4. 134 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Knowsley Council inspects Sweet And Sugar and sets the rating; the Food Standards Agency publishes it. Neither the business nor this site can change a rating, a business that disagrees can appeal to its council, and can request a re-inspection once it has fixed the problems.

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More food hygiene ratings near here

Sweet And Sugar is one of 139 rated food businesses in Prescot. See every hygiene rating in Prescot

Knowsley inspects and rates 812 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Knowsley

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