Nando's is a South African multinational fast food chain that specialises in flame-grilled PERi-PERi style chicken. Founded in Johannesburg in 1987, Nando's operates over 1,200 outlets in 30 countries. Nando's chicken is grilled to perfection and seasoned with a PERi-PERi sauce so tasty that you can't imagine ever eating chicken without it again. PERi-PERi is the heart and soul of Nando’s. Its story is our story. For centuries the people of Southeast Africa have used PERi-PERi to bring fire to their food. It is in Mozambique’s rich soil and blistering sunshine that the African Bird’s Eye Chilli grows into its fiery best. When Portuguese explorers arrived there, they were enchanted by its flavour. They added a squeeze of lemon and a kick of garlic and turned PERi-PERi into a very well-travelled spice. Which is how, many years later it ended up in Rosettenville, Johannesburg. One afternoon in 1987, two friends went for lunch at a humble Portuguese eatery. As their meal drew to a close, they knew they’d tasted something that had to be shared. PERi-PERi was about to make one more journey – from Rosettenville to the world.