Nando’s is growing at a flaming hot rate. The nation’s favourite chicken chain launched 17 new branches in the year to February 2024 and now it has its sights set on even more.
A brilliant financial year for the brand means that soon, even more of us will get to scoff on the latest additions to the Nando’s menu, like its Fanta Wings, cheesy garlic pitta and chicken burger.
Rob Papps, Nando’s chief executive, said: ’The 2024 financial year saw Nando's deliver a good sales performance and a return to pre-pandemic levels of operating profit driven by robust consumer demand for our flame-grilled peri-peri chicken supported by our strong brand and customer proposition.’
The locations for the new Nando’s are still being kept under wraps, but the newest sites to open have been in:
New Nando’s restaurant openings so far
- Edinburgh
- Newcastle
- Doncaster
- Taplow
- Bognor Regis
- Watford
- Northampton
- Belfast
Time Out and the British high street
News from UK high streets can be pretty gloomy at times, with lots of beloved stores dropping like hot cakes. On the brightside, there have been brands like Nando’s seeing success and opening new stores across the country. Sephora plans to launch 20 new UK stores, UNIQLO opened its first Scottish outlet and fellow chicken shop Wingstop opened a bunch of new branches in 2024.
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