Four new food businesses have registered with St Albans City and District Council in Harpenden and are waiting for their first hygiene inspection: Anita's Cake Bakery, Selma's Little Bakery and Jessy's Dream Bakes, all listed as catering premises, and Festive Sips, a mobile caterer. None is listed with a street address — the register gives only an AL5 area, which is the usual signature of a home baker or a drinks-and-food van working markets, fairs and parties, rather than a shopfront.
That is four more kitchens or trailers in Harpenden making food for sale, and it is a decent sign for the autumn fair and party season. None has been inspected yet, so there is no rating to judge them by — worth asking for the certificate once the inspectors have been round, and worth watching which of the four turns up at a market stall first.
- Anita's Cake Bakery has registered as an other catering premises in the AL5 area and is awaiting its first inspection.
- Selma's Little Bakery has registered as an other catering premises in the AL5 area and is awaiting inspection.
- Jessy's Dream Bakes has registered as an other catering premises in the AL5 area and is awaiting inspection.
- Festive Sips has registered as a mobile caterer in the AL5 area and is awaiting inspection.
Every factual claim in this story is linked to the evidence behind it. Where the newsroom has added judgement or framing, it is listed separately. Sources accessed 7 September 2026.
- ratings.food.gov.uk/business/1976954 (register)
- ratings.food.gov.uk/business/1972399 (source)
- ratings.food.gov.uk/business/1972397 (source)
- ratings.food.gov.uk/business/1976955 (source)
Claim by claim (4 facts, 2 editorial judgements)
- Anita's Cake Bakery has registered as an other catering premises in the AL5 area and is awaiting its first inspection. — register“Name: Anita's Cake Bakery / Type: Other catering premises / Address: AL5 / Hygiene rating: Awaiting inspection (new registration) / Authority: St Albans City”
- Selma's Little Bakery has registered as an other catering premises in the AL5 area and is awaiting inspection. — source“Name: Selma's Little Bakery / Type: Other catering premises / Address: AL5 / Hygiene rating: Awaiting inspection (new registration)”
- Jessy's Dream Bakes has registered as an other catering premises in the AL5 area and is awaiting inspection. — source“Name: Jessy's Dream Bakes / Type: Other catering premises / Address: AL5 / Hygiene rating: Awaiting inspection (new registration)”
- Festive Sips has registered as a mobile caterer in the AL5 area and is awaiting inspection. — source“Name: Festive Sips / Type: Mobile caterer / Address: AL5 / Hygiene rating: Awaiting inspection (new registration)”
- Judgement: The register entries give only an area address, typical of home-based bakers and mobile caterers rather than shops.
- Judgement: Four new registrations is a good sign for the local fair and party season, though none can yet be judged on a rating.
