Nando鈥檚 Peri-Peri will in the Washington area, Chicago and across Canada open and continue to employ all of its 2,600 employees for at least the next two weeks.
Nando鈥檚 is also now feeding health care workers and displaced restaurant workers for free, it said.
Nando鈥檚 has begun catering meals to hospitals near all of its restaurant locations, including hospitals throughout the Washington area for nurses, doctors and other hospital workers.
In addition, it is providing free takeout to any nurse, doctor or any other healthcare-related employee who shows an I.D., no questions asked.
Nando’s also announced plans to provide 50 free takeout meals per day per restaurant for laid-off members of the restaurant industry.
鈥淭oday鈥檚 decision means that we are keeping some restaurants open that are barely generating revenue, just so that we can keep our employees paid and engaged,鈥� said John Fisher, Nando鈥檚 North America CEO.
鈥淭his is an expensive undertaking, but it鈥檚 worth every nickel,鈥� he said.
Nando鈥檚 is also donating surplus food to local area food banks and providing free family meals for employees鈥� families in need.
Nando鈥檚 Peri-Peri opened its first U.S. location in D.C., on 7th Street in Chinatown, in 2008. It currently has 42 restaurants in D.C., Virginia, Maryland and Chicago, and 50 locations in Canada.
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