2025…completed it. 2026, what you sayin’?
While it’s cold outside, there’s a Heatwave in our restaurants 🔥 Over the 12 days of Christmas we’ve been giving out Extra Hot prizes to some of our lucky Nandocas (we’re talking gig tickets, flight vouchers, theme park passes, top tech…a bit more than your average hamper), including Tawana from our Lakeside The Boardwalk restaurant who was buzzing with her prize: “I'm so excited, I've never won anything before. Thank you Nando’s for an amazing early Christmas present. You've made my year!”
The end of the year is almost here, and we haven't stopped hatching in new spots... We’ll keep bringing the PERi goodness to more and more of our fans around the UK & Ireland, and it's all thanks to our amazing Nandocas who bring the heat every day 🔥 Where next for 2026? Watch this space 👀
Shout out to Jack who levelled up his career, from prepping PERi-PERi in Portsmouth to planning in our Property Team 🙌 hear about his journey via this link 👇
A tree that’s got the sauce? Say no more… This year, in our Central Support office we went for a tree with a bit of spice 🎄 a tree that looks good and does good, as all sauces will be going to a great cause - after the festive period they’ll be donated to City Harvest London, an incredible food redistribution charity.
It’s tiiiiiime 🎄 The trees are up and shining bright in all of our restaurants, but did you know every decoration on them tells a great story? Hear all about them from Beth in our Metrocentre Qube restaurant here 👇 Find out more about The Heartfelt Project here >> https://www.theheartfeltproject.com/
Not just a little bit of a sleigh…a Total Sleigh 🛷 Had a try of our festive menu yet? Bubble & Squeak Croquettes, The Total Sleigh Burger and Warm Chocolate Orange Brownie – here for a good time, not a long time. Eliza from our Food Team gave us the lowdown on it: “I’ve loved working on our festive menu, we’ve had lots of fun trying to bring a feel of Christmas food nostalgia to the menu without just throwing cranberry sauce into everything! I can’t wait for our customers to tuck into them, I hope everyone enjoys them as much as we’ve enjoyed creating them!” Have a look at the festive menu and all the classics here >> https://www.nandos.co.uk/food/menu/
Big shout out to our coaches and mentors who fire up the futures of our Nandocas and Managers 👏 One of which is Gordon, an Area Manager in Manchester who’s one of our coaches and told us about the power of coaching and leadership:
🌶 From Farm to Flame 🔥 Every year, Nandocas from the UK & Ireland can apply for a chance to visit Southern Africa to run vital, on-the-ground impact assessments in the communities that supply us with our legendary African Bird's Eye chillies. These incredible farming communities in Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe are the flame behind our world-famous PERi-PERi. See how the visit to Mozambique from our UK Nandocas went down in this vid.
Look who got bumped up! 👀 Each Barci represents a Nandoca who understood the assignment and over the last few months, secured a role in their restaurant management team 🙌 2026 is loading, and so are the next wave of Nandocas ready to take their next step.
