From restaurant floor to dancefloor. Earlier this month we threw a party with Piano People at our Clink Street restaurant in London to celebrate the launch of Mix It Up Vol. 3 our third EP. Grammy-nominated producer, singer and songwriter Musa Keys was on the decks, and international artists A$AP NAST and Unknown T pulled up to party too. Recorded and produced between Nando’s sponsored Flame Studios on Constitution Hill in Johannesburg and Nando’s Soho recording studio in London, Mix It Up Vol.3 EP embodies Nando’s brand belief that ‘Life’s Better When You Mix It Up’. You can stream Mix It Up Vol.3 now, and check out the making of the EP here >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seeQM-BTyMQ
Imfundo – the Zulu word for education. Recently, our L&D Team embraced the spirit of Imfundo by hosting a learning week at our Central Support office. It was packed with guest speakers, interactive workshops, storytelling sessions with our Leadership Team, showcases from different Central Support functions, webinars, and even some exercise activities. It was all about connecting with each other, while picking up some new skills and knowledge along the way. We stayed curious, made time for personal growth, and had a blast reflecting on what’s next for each of us. Check out how our showcase event went in this vid.
School trip to Nando’s? Makes a change from the museum… Lauren, Assistant Manager from our Coleraine restaurant recently invited a class from their local school along to the restaurant for a Build-a-Burger morning, and she told us how it went: “It was amazing, the kids had an absolutely amazing time and they were still wearing their hair nets when leaving the school! The teachers were so pleased and said it was such a great idea and something different for them to do compared to other trips they go on. We also spent time talking about the Southern African farmers we grow our chillies. They went hard on their sauce bottle design competition too, and we saw some incredible ideas coming out! We also made some PERi-PERi sauce with them to show the ingredients and the winner of the design competition got to take that home ☺️”
Finished school and want a fast track to a management role? Why not join our School Leavers Apprenticeship programme. Most of our restaurants in England are looking for Team Members to join our Apprenticeship Programme. “Go for it! If you only do what you can do, you will never be more than what you are” – Nico, now an Assistant Manager in our Blackburn restaurant at 18 years of age after completing our apprenticeship in 16 months Find out more and apply for our apprenticeship vacancies near you here >> https://lifetimetraining.co.uk/personal/apprenticeship-vacancies/nandos/
Last month, some of our Nandocas served up a feast for South London rapper and songwriter K-Trap, while giving 100 of his fans an exclusive listen to his brand-new album SMILE at our very own Putney Kitchen. The artist performed to the intimate crowd who were also treated to a bespoke K-Trap menu, packed full of PERi-PERi of course.
Did you know we’re the world's biggest collector of South African art? 🖌️ Each of our restaurants is a gallery and we’ve got around 22,000 pieces across the UK & Ireland thanks to our partnership with Spier Arts Trust – have a proper look next time you’re getting your PERi fix. We’re really proud of the lives we change through our art and wanted to celebrate it, so we hosted a one-of-a-kind exhibition in Dallas at the African American Museum. Showcasing 60 artists and 90 pieces from our collection, six South African artists travelled to Dallas to share the distinct flavours of their art with over 52,000 visitors seeing them. Want to see it for yourself? Grab a ☕ and check out the film below and find out more here too >> https://www.nandos.com/seeourfuture/
Calling all school leavers 📣 our School Leavers Apprenticeship is now live 🎓 For the second year running, our apprenticeship for Nandocas (what we call our Team Members) to achieve a nationally recognised Level 2 Hospitality Team Member qualification has launched 🥳 If you fancy becoming a Hospitality Hero, check out our apprenticeship vacancies here, which is updated daily >> https://lifetimetraining.co.uk/personal/apprenticeship-vacancies/nandos/
Who doesn’t love a Nando’s discount. Or even better…a free Nando’s 👀 Just a couple of the perks all of our Team Members enjoy from day one. It pays to be a Nandoca. Find out more here 👇
Happy Pride month to everyone celebrating 🏳️🌈 As thousands of our Nandocas get ready to fly their flags this summer, here’s a look back to how we celebrated Pride across the UK and Ireland last year, and hear from some of our Nandocas about what Pride means to them.
Welcome to the newest Nando’s in the North East, Newcastle Kingston Park 😍 Chris, the Patrao (General Manager) who’s been with Nando’s for over 7 years heads up a team of over 50 fired-up Nandocas in the shiny new restaurant, providing the PERi fix for the fans of the neighbouring Newcastle Falcons 🏉 along with Sagres on draft and did someone say cocktails too? 🍹 The Kingston Park team will also be supporting the Newcastle Community Asset Trust, their charity partner, by helping with their Children and Young Peoples Programme. You can find out more about them and the incredible work they do here >> http://www.newcastlecat.org.uk/
