Takeaways and fast food shops in London depend on quick decisions made on the pavement, often during the lunch rush or the late-night trade after pubs close. A clear, hunger-grabbing banner outside the shop catches passers-by who had not planned to stop and converts them into walk-ins or delivery orders.
This guide covers banner ideas, sizes and meal-deal angles for takeaways and fast food shops. Examples come from the kind of banners we have printed for shops in Putney, Brixton, Hackney, Stratford and Croydon from our Putney Heath studio.
Use a 5ft x 2ft 510gsm PVC banner with a meal deal price and the lead product, around £36 from our Putney studio. Yellow on red or white on bright green reads strongly at distance. Add delivery platform logos if you offer Deliveroo or Uber Eats. Order by 11am for same-day collection.
What Takeaway Banners Need to Do
Three jobs. Identify the food type at distance, give a clear price anchor, and signal whether delivery is available. Pizza, 2 for 12, Deliveroo and Uber Eats. That single line tells the customer everything they need to know in two seconds.
Lunch trade and late-night trade are the two big windows. Both are impulse-driven, both reward a clear offer on the banner, and both punish vague messaging that does not name a price or a specific product.
Banner Ideas by Cuisine
The strongest banners lead with the food type and a specific deal. Customers know what they fancy when they walk past, they just need to see that you do it.
Pizza, Burger and Chicken Takeaways
Lead with the headline product and a deal. 12 Inch Pizza 8, Burger and Fries 7, 6 Wings 5. Add Meal Deal From 10 underneath if you have a combo. Yellow on red is the classic fast food palette and reads from 60 feet.
Kebab, Curry and Asian Takeaways
Lead with a signature item and price. Doner Kebab 7, Chicken Tikka 9, Special Fried Rice 6. White on bright green or yellow on red reads cleanly. Add delivery platforms underneath in their own colours.
Headline food, headline price, delivery logos. That is the takeaway banner that earns its keep at lunch and after midnight.
Delivery Platform Logos
If you sell through Deliveroo, Uber Eats or Just Eat, put the logos on the banner. This signals that customers can order ahead and walk in to collect, or have it delivered. Make sure you have permission to use platform branding, the platforms usually provide approved logo files free of charge.
Logos go in a row underneath the headline, not next to it. Keep them at roughly equal size to avoid one looking favoured over the others.
Takeaway Banner Sizes and Prices
| Size | Best Use | Indicative Price |
|---|---|---|
| 3ft x 2ft | Window or A-frame | £31 |
| 4ft x 2ft | Narrow takeaway fascia | £34 |
| 5ft x 2ft | Standard takeaway above door | £36 |
| 5ft x 3ft | Larger takeaway with full menu deal | £42 |
| 6ft x 3ft | Wide frontage takeaway | £48 |
Colour and Material
Yellow on red, white on red, white on bright green, all read strongly from across the road. These colours feel fast food and that is the right signal. Avoid muted brand colours that feel restaurant-grade, takeaways live in a different category and the banner should reflect that.
510gsm PVC with hemmed edges and brass eyelets is the standard. The banner lives above the door, often gets sun and rain hammering it, and needs to last 18 months to two years before refreshing.
Yellow on red reads from 60 feet and signals fast food without saying the words. Use it.
Placement and Lifespan
Above the door at 8 to 10 feet is the prime spot. Window banners work for late-night trade because they are at eye level for pavement queues. An A-frame on the pavement during lunch hour pulls workers from nearby office buildings.
Most takeaway banners need refreshing every 18 months as menu prices change. A 510gsm PVC banner from our Putney Heath studio costs around £36 for 5ft x 2ft, which is cheap insurance against the menu on the banner contradicting the menu inside.
If your takeaway runs lunch deals separate from evening trade, a smaller A-frame banner with the lunch offer is a low-cost addition. Lunch Deal 6 from 11 to 3 brings in office workers who default to the chain sandwich shop unless they see a clear alternative on the pavement.
Late-night takeaways near pubs and clubs in places like Camden, Brixton or Shoreditch benefit from a window banner that reads from across the road after dark. White on bright red or yellow on red reads well under sodium street lighting and signals the shop is open for the post-closing-time queue.
Ready to Get Your Banner Printed?
Takeaway and fast food banners reward clear pricing, bold colour, and named products. A 510gsm PVC banner above the door with a meal deal and delivery platform logos handles both the lunchtime impulse trade and the late-night queue.
Send artwork to our Putney Heath studio before 11am for same-day collection. Call 020 3669 9854 or WhatsApp +447376464869 if you want a hand picking which deal to lead with.
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