Old Town, Peebles, with the shops and pubs around the top of the High Street

Should a Peebles takeaway use the delivery apps?

Carlton Scott | Scottish Borders Business | 8 October 2026 Use them for customers you would not otherwise reach, and price for them separately. The platforms charge around 30% commission on orders they deliver, or 14% plus VAT where you deliver yourself, so an app order at the same menu price as a collection can […]

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High Street, Hawick, with the shops and takeaways of the town centre

What is a good profit margin for a Hawick takeaway?

Carlton Scott | Scottish Borders Business | September 2026 Between 6% and 12% net, on Nory’s UK takeaway benchmarks, and a Hawick shop should be aiming at the top of that range because its running costs are lower than in the pricier Borders towns. Tenzo’s 2026 figures put quick-service restaurants at 6% to 9%. The […]

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The war memorial and Border Reiver statue in Galashiels town centre

Why are Galashiels takeaways the busiest in the Borders?

Carlton Scott | Scottish Borders Business | September 2026 Because no other Borders town feeds so many people on a weekday. Galashiels has students, commuters and shoppers moving through its centre five days a week, and when the working day ends, a bigger share of them order in than anywhere else in the region. The […]

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Mary Queen of Scots House in Jedburgh, one of the landmarks that brings visitors past the town's takeaways

What keeps Jedburgh’s takeaways busy all year round?

Carlton Scott | Scottish Borders Business | September 2026 Ask anyone who has walked the Borders Abbeys Way what they wanted most at the end of the Jedburgh leg, and the answer is rarely complicated: something hot, generous and ready in minutes. The town sits at the meeting point of some of the best days […]

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