We care about our chickens.Always have. Always will.
Chicken isn’t just what we serve — it’s central to everything we do. Chicken welfare matters because care is part of our DNA. Our purpose of ‘Changing Lives, Together’ is relevant for our chickens too. We work across the supply chain from start to finish, balancing welfare, sustainability and environmental commitments with supply, demand, and availability, to ensure the best quality ingredients at the right price — sourced in the right way and available for customers every day.
It’s important that we work closely with our farmers and suppliers so everyone is working together towards the same purpose — to ensure our chickens are grown and cared for to higher welfare standards and to provide the best quality chicken to our customers.
Setting high expectations for our supply chain means our chickens get the space, light, stimulation and activity they need to behave like chickens — being curious, active, and always on the move.
Here's what chicken welfare looks like at Nando's:
In Australia all our chicken is RSPCA Certified. We’re proud to say the chickens we source are from farms with higher animal welfare practices and good facilities ensuring:
Room to move
Natural behaviours
Healthy birds raised to higher welfare standards
Respect at every step
We strive for continuous improvement across the industry, so we ask a lot from our farmers and suppliers with our policies, the welfare expectations, and standards we have in place. We work closely with our suppliers to make sure all the farms that supply us are great places and environments for the chickens to live and thrive. We partner with RSPCA Certified and the Australian Chicken Meat Federation to continuously review and consider science-based methods to enhance the welfare of our chickens.
What about eggs?
We have worked with our farmers and suppliers to ensure that all egg products that are used within our menu come from cage-free chickens.
For more information on our standards, please reach out to media@nandos.com.au