Nando’s
A sharper way to build culture.
A cleaver can be a kitchen tool or a badge of honour. We designed Nando’s branded cleaver as something grillers earn, turning a piece of equipment into part of the culture, driving sales and improving the customer experience.
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A sharper way to build culture.
A cleaver can be a kitchen tool or a badge of honour. We designed Nando’s branded cleaver as something grillers earn, turning a piece of equipment into part of the culture, driving sales and improving the customer experience.
A cut above.
The Machado cleaver, designed by SuperUltra, gives every Nando's griller a reason to bring their best to the grill.
Heart and soul is how Nando's does everything. Its advertising is famous for it.
But good starts at home. Over half of its marketing goes to its own staff, not the world.
At the centre of it all is the griller. One person finishes every chicken by hand over an open flame.
And every plate depends on that person's day. A bad day at the grill is bad for business.
around the world
and territories
on the team
on its own people
What if a griller never had a bad day?
Recognised, not just paid.
The best griller in every restaurant earns a Machado, built to take the heat. A cleaver true to Nando's identity. It lifts morale, sells more chicken and proves that when you treat people right, everything else follows.




