Nando's
Flame-grilling chicken in Johannesburg's heat means managing temperature, timing, and the unavoidable question of load shedding affecting kitchen operations. Nando's has cracked the logistics of running peri-peri chicken at scale across the city—the consistency across multiple locations, the supply chain that keeps the spice arriving fresh, the training systems that keep the birds tasting the same whether you're in Sandton or the city centre. It's the kind of operation that looks simple from the customer side but involves real coordination: managing the grill temperature during afternoon load shedding windows, sourcing consistent chicken quality, keeping the spice levels right when different suppliers mean different batches. Half portions for people who know what they want; full chickens for the table that's come to eat properly. The speed of service isn't coincidental—it's built into how they've organized the work.
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