Free Until Five

Rated 3 or below? Get Forkto completely free until you're rated 5.

Rated 0, 1, 2 or 3? Use Forkto free until your next published rating is a 5 — up to 12 months. No card while you climb.

We only get paid when you get your 5.

Check your food hygiene rating

Type your business name to see if you qualify — we look you up live on the FSA register.

We look you up live on the Food Standards Agency register. Nothing is saved unless you choose to start a trial.

How it works

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Check your rating

Search your business above. We pull your current food hygiene rating live from the Food Standards Agency register.

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See if you qualify

Rated 0, 1, 2 or 3 in England, Wales or Northern Ireland? You qualify. We confirm it against the public register when you sign up.

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Get to your 5, free

Use Forkto free until your next published rating is a 5, for up to 12 months. We only get paid once you're there.

Why we only get paid when you win

Most rating drops come down to one thing: Confidence in Management — the records an Environmental Health Officer expects to see, missing, out of date, or written up the night before. That's exactly what Forkto fixes. Temperature logs, cleaning sign-offs, allergen checks and traceability are completed on a phone at the point of the task, time-stamped and ready the moment an inspector asks.

We're confident enough in that to tie our own payment to your result. If you're rated 3 or below, you use Forkto free until your next published rating is a 5 — and nothing is charged unless you choose to carry on. When you reach your 5 (or at 12 months), we'll get in touch, congratulate you, and ask if you want to continue on a paid plan. The pitch isn't "now you pay": a 5 is kept day to day, and the same daily checks and records that won it are exactly what maintain it. The free period is us proving we can help; the paid plan is you deciding we did. Find out what's holding you down with our free EHO Readiness Score, or see how the food safety software keeps you inspection-ready every day.

Programme members get close support from our team — real help getting your checks set up and your records inspection-ready, not just a login. Your result is our result, in the most literal sense.

The offer in plain English

The short, honest version. No small print you need a lawyer for.

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    You're eligible if your current published FHRS rating is 0, 1, 2 or 3 and your business is in England, Wales or Northern Ireland.

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    Forkto is free from signup until your next published rating is a 5, or 12 months from signup, whichever comes first.

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    One offer per business location.

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    New Forkto customers only.

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    When you reach your 5 (or at 12 months), we'll get in touch and ask if you want to continue on a paid plan — from £13/month per location. Nothing is charged unless you choose to continue.

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    Forkto verifies your eligibility against the public FHRS register at signup.

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    The offer is subject to availability. Forkto may pause or close it to new signups at any time — businesses already on the offer keep it for its full duration, unaffected.

Free Until Five FAQs

The honest answers to the questions worth asking before you claim the offer.

Check your rating and claim it

It takes a few seconds. Rated 3 or below and you're in — free until you get your 5.

Ratings data from the Food Standards Agency, ratings.food.gov.uk, retrieved live at the time of your search and licensed under the Open Government Licence. Forkto is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Food Standards Agency. Your rating reflects your last inspection and can change; eligibility is confirmed against the public register at signup.