will open its newest D.C.-area location in Prince George鈥檚 County, Maryland, in early October.
It’s at the Woodmore Towne Centre, in Glenarden, and will be Nando鈥檚 31st location in the Washington and Baltimore areas, where most of its U.S. locations are located.
There are 12 other Nando’s locations in the Chicago area, their only other U.S. market. The chain also has 27 locations in Canada, with five more set to open.
The South African-based grilled chicken chain opened its first U.S. restaurant in D.C.鈥檚 Chinatown in 2008.
Nando鈥檚 now has 1,000 workers in the D.C. area, and will hire at least 40 more for its new Prince George鈥檚 County location.
None of Nando鈥檚 30 Washington- or Baltimore-area restaurants completely closed during the initial months of the pandemic, offering take-out and delivery until in-store dining resumed.
鈥淏ack in March, we decided to keep our U.S. restaurants open, even though demand had decreased dramatically. We did this intentionally to keep our Nandocas employed and engaged, and so we had the capacity to provide free meals to front-line workers at hospitals,鈥� Nando鈥檚 CEO John Fisher told 海角社区app.
In March, Nando鈥檚 began feeding health care workers and displaced restaurant workers for free, and catering meals to hospitals near all of its restaurant locations.
Fisher said Nando鈥檚 has given away more than 100,000 free meals.
