Compliance Consulting for UK Hospitality
Expert food safety consulting to keep your business compliant, inspection-ready, and protected.
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These are the compliance challenges we solve every day.
EHO Anxiety
You dread inspections because you are not confident your food safety systems, documentation, and team knowledge will stand up to scrutiny.
Hygiene Rating Worry
Your current rating is below where it should be, and you are not sure exactly what needs to change to improve it.
Allergen Confusion
Natasha's Law and allergen compliance feel complex. You are not confident your procedures and documentation are correct.
Multi-Site Inconsistency
Compliance varies across your locations because there is no standardised framework or consistent audit process.
We Know Compliance Inside Out
Our team combines real hospitality operating experience with deep food safety expertise. We have helped hundreds of businesses achieve and maintain 5-star hygiene ratings, recover from poor inspections, and build compliance systems that actually work in busy kitchens. We speak your language, not just the regulator's.
How We Help
Specialist compliance consulting services for every need.
EHO Preparation
Pre-inspection audits, documentation review, and staff preparation so you walk into inspections with confidence.
- Mock EHO inspections using official criteria
- Full documentation gap analysis
- Staff briefing and Q&A preparation
- Post-audit action plan with priorities
Food Safety Systems (HACCP & SFBB)
Implement, update, or overhaul your HACCP plans and SFBB packs so they reflect how you actually operate.
- HACCP plan creation and review
- SFBB pack setup and training
- Digital food safety system migration
- Ongoing compliance maintenance
Hygiene Rating Improvement
Structured programmes to improve your food hygiene rating, from any starting point to 5 stars.
- Inspection report gap analysis
- Prioritised improvement programme
- Rescore preparation and readiness check
- Long-term rating maintenance systems
Allergen Management
Full allergen compliance including matrices, procedures, labelling, and team training for Natasha's Law.
- Allergen audit across all menu items
- Comprehensive allergen matrix creation
- Cross-contamination procedure design
- Kitchen and FOH allergen training
Multi-Site Compliance
Standardised compliance frameworks and audit programmes for operators with multiple locations.
- Cross-site compliance assessment
- Standardised documentation framework
- Internal audit programme setup
- Site manager compliance training
Who We Work With
Compliance consulting tailored to your business type.
Restaurants
Independent and multi-site restaurants needing compliant food safety systems.
Hotels
Hotels with kitchens, room service, and breakfast operations to manage.
Pubs & Bars
Pubs serving food that need practical, proportionate compliance.
Multi-Site Groups
Operators managing compliance consistency across multiple locations.
Flexible Ways to Work Together
Choose the level of compliance support that fits your needs.
Project Sprint
Targeted compliance projects: pre-inspection audits, HACCP development, rating improvement programmes. 8-12 weeks, clear deliverables.
Steady State
Ongoing compliance coaching: regular audits, documentation reviews, and a compliance advisor on call. Rolling monthly.
Full Throttle
Complete compliance transformation for multi-site operators: framework design, rollout, training, and ongoing audit programmes.
Free Compliance Resources
Explore our free guides, tools, and checklists on paddl-ai.co.
How to Prepare for an EHO Inspection
Complete preparation guide
How to Create a HACCP Plan
Step-by-step HACCP plan creation
How to Set Up SFBB
Safer Food Better Business setup guide
EHO Readiness Quiz
Test your inspection readiness for free
HACCP Hazard Identifier
AI-powered hazard identification
Allergen Matrix Builder
Build your allergen matrix in minutes
Compliance Consulting Across the UK
We help businesses achieve and maintain compliance nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about compliance consulting.
How is this different from just reading the FSA guidance?
We bring practical hospitality experience to compliance. We do not just tell you what the rules say, we help you implement systems that work in a real kitchen environment, train your team to maintain them, and prepare you for what inspectors actually look for.
Can you help if we have already had a bad inspection?
Yes. We specialise in helping businesses recover from poor inspections. We will review your report, create a prioritised action plan, and work with you to resolve issues quickly so you can request a rescore visit with confidence.
Do you only work with businesses that have problems?
No. Many of our clients are well-run businesses that want to stay ahead. Proactive compliance consulting is much cheaper than dealing with problems after they happen.
What does compliance consulting cost?
It depends on scope. A single-site EHO preparation audit is a focused Project Sprint engagement. Multi-site compliance frameworks may need a longer engagement. Book a free call and we will scope it together.
Ready to Get Compliant?
Book a free call to discuss your compliance needs. No obligation.