Nando's and Greggs announce plans to reopen some stores as lockdown is eased
26 May 2020, 16:54
Nandos and Greggs have detailed their plans to reopen some stores for take-out and delivery across the UK after months of lockdown.
Chicken-shop chain Nando's will open 94 stores by tomorrow, following a successful trial using four restaurants in London and two in Manchester for deliveries.
The first 54 restaurants will open today, while a further 40 will open tomorrow in cities such as Glasgow, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Birmingham, Coventry, Leicester and Belfast.
Staff will be required to wear PPE to work in the kitchens.
The chain said it will serve from a "reduced" menu to support staff, but will still serve popular items such as peri-peri chicken wings, butterfly chicken, halloumi sticks and peri chips.
The company said that all click and collect orders must be placed online via Nandos.co.uk to avoid queues and keep customers and staff safe.
Greggs has announced 800 of its 2,050 stores will be opened by the middle of June following a successful trial in its hometown of Tyneside, Newcastle.
The chain had originally intended to open 20 stores at the start of May, but these plans were withdrew over fears customers would not obey social distancing rules.
A spokeswoman said: "We have planned and delivered robust shop trials using our new operational safety measures and they have progressed well, allowing us to now move to open an increased number of our shops from mid-June."
Other restaurant chains, including Wagamama and KFC, have also recently returned to serving hungry customers.
Full list of Nando's stores opening in the UK
Delivery:
Birmingham - New Street
Bristol - Cabot Circus
Camberwell
Canary Wharf - Cabot Place
Canary Wharf - Jubilee Place
Cardiff - Old Brewery Quarter
Chiswick
Clink Street
Coventry - City
Ealing - Bond Street
Edinburgh - Fountain Park
Glasgow - Springfield Quay
Gloucester Road
Hove
Islington
Kilburn
Lavender Hill
Leeds - Briggate
Leicester - Freemans
Lime Street (London)
Liverpool - ONE
Manchester - Fallowfield
Manchester - Oxford Road
Manchester - Printworks
Newcastle - The Gate
North End Road
Peckham
Reading - Gateway
Sheffield - West Street
For collection:
Aberdeen - Belmont Street
Belfast - Boucher Crescent
Birmingham - New Street
Bristol - Cabot Circus
Cambridge - Leisure
Canary Wharf - Cabot Place
Canary Wharf - Jubilee Place
Cardiff - Old Brewery Quarter
Chiswick
Clink Street
Coventry - City
Dalston
Ealing - Bond Street
Edinburgh - Fountain Park
Finsbury Park
Glasgow - Springfield Quay
Gloucester Road
Hammersmith - King Street
Harrogate
Holloway Road
Horsham
Hove
Islington
Kilburn
Leamington Spa
Leeds - Briggate
Lime Street (London)
Lincoln
Liverpool - ONE
Maidstone
Manchester - Fallowfield
Manchester - Oxford Road
Manchester - Printworks
Milton Keynes - Xscape
Newcastle - The Gate
North End Road
Reading - Gateway
Reading - Oracle Centre
Sevenoaks
Sheffield - West Street
Stoke Newington
Swiss Cottage
Twickenham
West Hampstead
Worcester
