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Nando's is a global Portuguese-themed fast-food restaurant chain, with an East African influence.

Nando's specializes in chicken dishes with either lemon and herb, mild, medium or hot peri-peri marinades. Side dishes such as spicy rice, chips, coleslaw and potato wedges are also available. A particular favourite with customers are their "perinaise" - a peri-peri mayonnaise in which the chips or potato wedges are dipped. Both "eat in" and "take away" options are usually available.

Many Nando's stores are halaal to cater for the members of the Muslim community.

History

The name Nando's comes from Fernando, the name of one of the founders of the chain. He and a friend bought a restaurant called Chickenland in Rosettenville, south of Johannesburg, South Africa. This became the first Nando's restaurant, which incorporated influences by former Portuguese colonists from Mozambique, many of whom had settled on the south-eastern side of Johannesburg. As a result, Nando's is sometimes still referred to as Nando's Chickenland.

A global franchise from Africa

Most Nando's stores are franchises.

There are now franchises in Australia, Canada, Malaysia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, U.S. and elsewhere. It is the first major fast food franchise from Africa, and one of the few examples of commercial brand-based globalisation originating from Africa.

See also

Oporto- An Australian-based Portuguese themed restaurant.

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