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Nando’s Logo
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Logo summary
About the Nando’s Logo Logo
Introduction
A black-and-red cockerel with a heart for a body stands guard beside the name in red — the Nando’s logo signs the South African peri-peri chicken chain founded in Johannesburg in 1987. The cockerel is the Barcelos rooster of Portuguese legend, and this is the current identity.
Brand Overview
Nando’s is a South African restaurant chain founded in Johannesburg in 1987 by Fernando Duarte and Robert Brozin, built around Mozambican-Portuguese flame-grilled chicken in peri-peri (bird’s eye chilli) sauce. From one restaurant in Rosettenville it has grown to more than 1,200 locations in some 30 countries, still headquartered in Johannesburg. Its official website is nandos.com.
History of the Nando’s Logo
The Nando’s identity centres on the Barcelos cockerel — in Portuguese legend, a roasted rooster that crowed to prove a condemned man’s innocence. The artwork in this download is the current form of that mark: the cockerel drawn in black with a red comb, tail, and a heart at its centre, beside the name in a custom red serif based on hand-painted signwriting. The same pairing fronts Nando’s restaurants from Johannesburg to London today.
Meaning of the Logo
- The Barcelos cockerel: Portugal’s symbol of faith and good luck, adopted by two founders of Portuguese heritage — a legend from Barcelos as the face of a Johannesburg chain.
- The heart: The bird’s body is a red heart — the love of the food, and the chilli’s heat, drawn at the centre of the mark.
- Nando’s red: A deep peri-peri red (#CE1326) for comb, heart, and name — the colour of the sauce the chain is built on.
Nando’s Logo Colors
| Color | Hex Code | Usage |
|---|---|---|
| Nando’s Red | #CE1326 | The wordmark and the cockerel’s comb, tail, and heart (the logo file’s own fill value) |
| Black | #000000 | The cockerel’s body (the logo file’s own fill value) |
Both colours are the artwork’s own fill values, taken from the logo file.
Conclusion
Nando’s logo is a legend with a heartbeat: a Portuguese rooster in black and peri-peri red, crowing for a South African chain.
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