Is Nando's Canadian?
No
This brand is owned by a foreign parent company.
What we found
South African restaurant chain owned by the Enthoven family. Wholly owned by Dick Enthoven until his 2022 death; now owned by his family through Luxembourg-domiciled holding company Yellowwoods.
The receipt
| Verdict | Foreign-owned |
| Category | Supermarket |
| HQ | Johannesburg |
| Confidence | high |
| Evidence | Secondary source only |
| Source | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nando%27s secondary source — registry check pending “Dick Enthoven is the original backer of Nando's, which has 1,100 locations in 22 countries, and his stake made him a billionaire.” Verdicts are only marked verified once a government registry record or corporate filing confirms them. |
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Every brand below is listed as Canadian-owned in our registry.
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