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17 Feb 2012

A Funny Feast in Leicester

We laughed a lot last week as we added a PERi-PERi twist to the Leicester Comedy Festival. For one night only, Nando’s Highcross was turned into our very own comedy gig, “The Other Side”.

The Other Side

Taking charge of the evening, compare Tom Davis got the crowd going with some red-hot humour, including a rather amusing insight into living with his parents at 33. Next up were Paul McCaffrey and Carl Hutchinson, who treated the crowd to their unique views on everything from Leicester to One Direction and swearing. An interactive performance from Chris Ramsey closed the night with his quick one-liners, sending the crowd off laughing and happily filled with plenty of PERi-PERi chicken.

The Leicester Tigers also dropped in to see what all the fuss was about and not only tucked into lots of PERi-PERi but were quite literally in tears of laughter along with the rest of us.

The Other Side

So, apart from a little jaw ache, we’re already testing out our best jokes for next year and can’t wait to keep on bring you more portions of laughter along with your chicken. A massive shout out to those who came along, we hope you had as much of a good time as we did.

P.S. Were you there on the night? See if you can spot yourself in one of our Facebook pics (and remember to tag yourself) here.

Tags: #nandoshaha, Carl Hutchinson, Chris Ramsey, Comedy Festival, Haha, Leicester, Leicester Comedy Festival, One Direction, Paul McCaffrey, Tom Davis
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3 Feb 2012

Bottle up your feelings this Valentine’s

With Nando’s lovers Marvin and Rochelle announcing their engagement, we wanted to congratulate them in a way that only Nando’s can – by getting saucy. So to show the hot couple some Nando’s love, we sent them a set of their very own sauces…and this got us thinking.

Look what’s just arrived for us, Thanks NANDOS yfrog.com/nuu7cij

— RochelleTheSats (@RochelleTheSats) January 26, 2012

Marvin and Rochelle

Because we love you just as much, this Valentine’s Day we want to help you treat that special someone with our latest competition, to win them their very own pack of personalised PERi-PERi sauce bottles.

All you have to do is finish the poem below and you too can make your loved one feel just as special.

Chillies are Red…Violets are Blue….

Good luck! And don’t forget to tell us who it’s for!

—This competition is now closed—

Terms and Conditions:

Competition closes 5pm on 6th February 2012 and one winner will be notified by email shortly after. Entrants must supply a contact telephone number in order for the winner’s bottle to be ready in time for Valentine’s Day, a high res image (min. 300dpi) must be supplied immediately on 6th February 2012. We will do everything we can to ensure you receive it before Valentine’s Day.

Tags: JLS, Love, Marvin Humes, PERi-PERi sauce, Rochelle Wiseman, The Saturdays, Valentines
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3 Feb 2012

Great Chicken March: tomorrow!

We can’t quite believe it’s here already, but tomorrow (Saturday 4th February) we’re hitting the streets of London for a 15 mile walk to raise money for Help A London Child – starting at both Nando’s Woolwich at 9am and Nando’s Beckenham at 9:30am and then finishing at Nando’s Clink Street.

We’ll be doing live updates throughout the day, so you’ll be able to see where we are and what we’re up to as we make our way across London. And most importantly, we’d love you to support us – either by joining us on the day (see the map below for the route we’re taking) or simply by making a donation two ways:

1. Head on over to our JustGiving page right now and make a donation

2. Text your donation to 70070 using code QBMA60 to plus the amount you want to donate (For example, to donate £1 text QBMA60 £1 to 70070)

(HINT: We’ll be giving out plenty of chicken-related goodies throughout the day, so if you love your PERi-PERi AND want to raise money for a great cause, then the Great Chicken March is most definitely for you . . . )

Big hugs and thank-yous for your support.

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1 Feb 2012

Bringing Laughter to Leicester…

Here at Nando’s we’re always game for a laugh and to prove it, we’re giving you the chance to get your hands on the hottest tickets at the Leicester Comedy Festival.

On Tuesday 7th February, we’re putting on a Nando’s comedy gig, ‘The Other Side’ and we’ve got ten pairs of tickets (and of course loads of PERi-PERi) up for grabs for those up for a laugh.

Back for its second year, we’ve got four hilarious comedians lined up to storm the stage at the Nando’s Highcross restaurant. Chris Ramsey an Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee who you might’ve spotted on Celebrity Juice or 8 Out of 10 Cats, Jarred Christmas the Kiwi from 2011’s Celebrity Mastermind, Tom Davis whose characters have probably already made you laugh on Channel 4’s Morgana Show, and Paul McCaffrey who debuted his solo standup, ‘Saying Something Stupid’ at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

To get your hands on a pair of tickets, just make us laugh by adding the punch line to the following joke …we’ll pick the ten that have us creasing up to come along.

If you’re on Twitter, tweet your punch line to the following joke using the hashtag #NandosHaHa to see if you’ve got what it takes to make us laugh. Alternatively, head on over here to our competition entry page and make us do a little giggle with your punchline.

Barci walks into a bar . . .

Good luck!

P.S. If you don’t already, make sure you follow us at @Nandos_Official.

Terms and Conditions:
Prize includes entry of the winner and one guest to ‘The Other Side’ Nando’s comedy night only. Competition entrants must be over 18. The doors open at 7.30pm and show starts at 8.30-10.30pm. Accommodation and travel will not be provided. Competition will be closed at 12am, 3rd February 2012 – winners will be notified by the end of the day on the 3rd February 2012.

Leicester Comedy Festival

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25 Jan 2012

Mmmmmm Nando’s, how would you share yours?

Calling all Nando’s fans! We’re giving you and five friends a chance to get their hands on lots of delicious PERi-PERi chicken with our, “Who Shares Wins” competition (#whoshareswins).

At Nando’s, we believe the fun is in sharing so we we’ve launched Who Shares Wins, a competition that gives you the chance to get your hands on a platter to share with five friends absolutely free!

All you have to do is simply visit www.nandos.co.uk/share and tell us about the people you would most like to share your platter with. It could be anyone you like from your favourite gran to a Hollywood star!

To give you some food for thought some of our celebrity friends told us theirs and you won’t believe what they said.

The gorgeous Marvin from JLS included musical legend Michael Jackson, Movie star Will Smith, the ultra cool Bob Marley, mega babe Beyoncé oh and of course his beautiful finance Rochelle Wiseman from the Saturdays – What a combination!

Freshly Squeezed’s Matt Littler and Darren Jefferies would share their hot wings with cult film director Quentin Tarantino, comic actor Simon Pegg, Beatles hero the late George Harrison and Batman – An interesting bunch!

The stunning Jameela Jamil loves her chicken so much she vowed to eat alone, confessing the reason being “then t’s more Nando’s for me”. So hands off!

So what are you waiting for? Tell us who you would share yours with and who knows you could be sitting with your very own favourite five enjoying a delicious Nando’s platter.

Click here

Tags: Batman, Beyonce, Bob Marley, Darren Jeffries, Friends, George Harrison, Jameela Jamil, Marvin Humes, Matt Littler, Michael Jackson, Quentin Tarantino, Rochelle Wiseman, Share, Simon Pegg, Will Smith
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19 Jan 2012

Chicken Dash at Manchester Arndale today!

Calling all Nando’s fans in Manchester . . . there’s a Chicken Dash (#ChickenDash) on today at Nando’s Manchester Arndale!

Between 11:30 and 12:30pm, we’re giving away a free 1/2 chicken, pitta or burger to each of our fans*, on a first-come-first-served basis. You have to eat-in though, so make sure you get your dash on as there’s a limited number of seats available (though we’ll try and accomodate as many of you as we can within the hour).

So, what are you waiting for? Come and get some free chicken, on us!

We’re giving away free chicken at Nando’s Manchester Arndale today between 11:30 & 12:30pm #ChickenDash You in? bit.ly/wTmpDL

— Nando’s (@Nandos_Official) January 19, 2012

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*Terms & Conditions: Only available between 11:30 and 12:30pm at Nando’s Manchester Arndale, 19th January 2012. One free 1/2 chicken, burger or pitta per person, on a first-come-first-served basis, eat-in only. You need to pay for any extras, including sides or drinks (only if you want them!).

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17 Jan 2012

Get some PERi-PERi in your pocket!

Yes, it’s finally here! To kick off 2012 as we mean to go on, we’re rather excited to announce that the official UK Nando’s app is ready to download right now, for free.

We reckon it’s a must-have app for every Nando’s fan:

1. Find us when you get a Nando’s craving – find your nearest restaurant, get GPS directions, save & share your favourite Nando’s

2. Check in with Facebook Places – share your location with friends and let them know you’re getting your PERi-PERi on

3. Meet at Nando’s – Gather your friends together and organise a meet-up at Nando’s with Facebook events

It’s available free for iPhone, iPad and Android, so go get some PERi-PERi in your pocket and head on over to the App Store or Android Marketplace right now (or our App page) and give it a spin.

[Download it now on iTunes and Android Marketplace]

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Questions or feedback?

Here are some answers to the two main ones we think you might have. Got any more or want to give us some feedback? Tweet us (use #NandosApp) or drop us an email to feedback (at) nandos.co.uk

Q. Um, Why is it only available on iOS and Android? I’ve got a Blackberry/Nokia and I feel left out.

A. Sorry, we had to choose which platforms to develop the app for and we went with the two most popular for smartphones – based on general technology trends and also what we see from the stats for our website and other online activity. Remember too, we recently launched a mobile-friendly version of our website, so if you visit nandos.co.uk on *any* mobile device, then you’ll be able to easily find and get directions to your nearest Nando’s as well as check out the full Nando’s menu. There’s also an official Nando’s Nokia app that’s been around a while and we’re already looking at options for Blackberry and how we can bring some more app love to our Nando’s fans that like a side of BBM with their chicken.

Q. How come the Nando’s app doesn’t have a menu or let me order Nando’s straight from my phone?

A. We decided to focus on the social side of things with the first version of the app – making it easier to find and get directions to your nearest Nando’s, meet up with your mates and check-in using Facebook, as well as a load of other nice things like being able to save and share your favourite Nando’s. We’re already working on version two which will include a tasty pocket version of the menu, as well as other top secret, yet-to-be announced, features that we think you’ll love. So, watch this space!

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23 Dec 2011

Merry Christmas from Nando’s

Just a quickie to wish you a Merry Christmas (and a Happy New Year). It feels like we’ve had a great year together and we’ve already got loads of exciting plans up our sleeves for next year. We can’t wait to share them with you and think you’re going to love getting involved in what we’re up to in 2012.

In the meantime, we’ve pulled together a quick Nando’s Christmas checklist for you, because we’re thoughtful like that.

- Want to check if your nearest Nando’s is open over Christmas? [here]
- Need to get in touch with us? [here]
- Looking for last minute gifts for the PERi-PERi lovers in your life? [here]
- Want to support our Campaign For No Turkey (and win a £50 gift card)? [here]

Thanks for being such amazing fans and see you next year.

(Big thanks to @SweatyEskimo for our beautiful Christmas card design)

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20 Dec 2011

Nando’s Christmas Jumper Giveaway

So, by now you should all be feeling festive. The tree is up, you’ve bought (almost) all your presents and your Christmas playlists are blasting out the stereo.

However, there’s one thing missing. A massive hole that needs filling with a bit more festivity – the ultimate celebration of Christmas in a single wool garment. Yep, you need a Nando’s Christmas Jumper.

As you know, these extremely limited edition jumpers are not for sale. But, because of the amount of love you’ve shown us (and there was a lot of it) we’ ve managed to get our hands on the very last one* to give away to one lucky Nando’s fan. Because, after all, it’s Christmas and we think you deserve it!

So, how do you get your hands on the last remaining Nando’s Christmas Jumper? Well, we’d like to see your finest festive photos, ones that make us laugh, smile or just feel all Christmassy.

So, tweet us your festive pics to @Nandos_official using the hashtag #NandosXmasjumper and if yours is our absolute favourite (usually the one that makes us do the biggest LOL), there’ll be a Nando’s Christmas Jumper on its way to you in time for Christmas. Oh and you’ll be the envy of the rest of the internet, well the Nando’s bit of it anyway.

*Jumper is a size medium and is literally the very last one available on this planet

Christmas jumper

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T&C’s – Competition closes midday 21st December 2011. One Winner will be notified by twitter shortly after where they will be posted one Medium Nando’s Christmas Jumper on confirmation of address. We will do everything we can to ensure you receive it before Christmas.

Tags: Christmas, Jumper
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16 Dec 2011

PERi PERi Phurrrrr Ha-Ha-Ha!

Back in October, we asked you what noise you make when you think of Nando’s. After three months searching, entries from Nando’s fans across the country (including Olly Murs, Rizzle Kicks and Rio Ferdinand) and thousands of votes at NandosNoise.com we can now crown the winner of the Ultimate Nando’s Noise competition!

You decided that Mitchell’s ‘PERi PERi Phurrrrr Ha-Ha-Ha!’ is the Ultimate Nando’s Noise, just beating finalists Sasha and Danai to win an amazing holiday to South Africa.

So, massive thanks to everyone that took part and voted, especially everyone who uploaded their own Nando’s Noise and of course our three shortlisted finalists who’ve all won themselves free Nando’s for a year!

Finding out about having his noise being voted the Ultimate Nando’s Noise, Mitchell said: “I am thrilled to be have won. From hearing the ads on the radio, I just had to enter, not only for the holiday but for the year’s supply of Nando’s. I will be celebrating my win with a medium half chicken and chips! Thanks to everyone that voted!”

So that’s a wrap. (ba-doom-tsssh) We hope you agree as we speak on behalf of the PERi nation that Mitchell captures that very moment that we all love when eating PERi-PERi chicken!

Rizzle Kicks Nando's Noise

Check out below who helped us along the way to find the Ultimate Nando’s Noise. PERi-PERi Phurrrrr Ha-Ha-Ha !

Rizzle Kicks Nando's Noise

…even adding their own take on the Ultimate Nando’s Noise…

Rizzle Kicks Nando's Noise

…Olly Murs, Jameela Jamil, Rio Ferdinand to name a few familiar faces joined in too, submitting their entries in the search for the Ultimate Nando’s Noise . . .