FEATURE
‘LOCAL GONE
SUCCESS STORY
global’
With casual dining chain Nando’s about to celebrate its 25th anniversary, Thabang Ramogase, Marketing Manager, spells out the brand’s expansion plans. By Ian Armitage
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Nando’s FEATURE
hat the world’s appetite for spicy chicken is growing is evident from the fact that South African casual dining chain Nando’s continues to expand. Nando’s is one of South Africa’s most enduring and risque brands, and it sells some of the best chicken you can buy.
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Nando’s FEATURE
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Its core product, which is the signature peri-peri flamegrilled chicken, is made from the freshest A-grade butterfly cut chicken, marinated for 24-hours and with excess fat trimmed off. It also prides itself on only serving food with no added colour, flavour, additives or MSG. Its famed ingredient, the peri-peri, is rich in vitamin C, vitamin A, high in anti-oxidants and, best of all, the capsaicin in the chillies helps enhance metabolism and, consequently, burns fat quicker. Nando’s has a lot going for it. “We are a successful brand,” Thabang Ramogase, Nando’s South Africa Marketing Manager, says. “Of course we celebrate our
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Its famed ingredient, the peri-peri, is rich in vitamin C, vitamin A, high in anti-oxidants
25th anniversary in 2012. We are still in the planning phase of the celebrations. However, I can say that the celebrations will, in a word, be