Nando's is giving away free food depending on the stage of load shedding

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When load shedding strikes, the quick service restaurant brand's Bright Side promotion gives customers free sides when they order a full chicken through the Nando’s app or website. And the higher the level of load shedding, the more free food on offer.

This means that during Stage 2 load shedding customers can choose two free sides, while Stage 3 gets you three free sides. "We bet you can’t wait for stage four now," Nando's quips in a media statement.

It adds, "Rejoice! There’s no need to go digging under game farm mattresses or starting a flag company to make some extra cash. With Nando’s Brightside we save you the trouble of saving so you can focus on getting hold of some matches or a torch. We’ll have you excited for load shedding. You know the saying, there’s a bright side to everything and that includes load shedding."

Nis'founele once loadshedding hits, we have some sides hidden under a mattress. It's a steal����‍♂️#NandosBrightSides https://t.co/zS0Xu23Utm

— NandosSA (@NandosSA) June 14, 2022

"We thought about how we could be optimistic about the ongoing issue of load shedding, and be able to laugh at ourselves as well. There was a little bit of a silver lining we could have some fun with."

The Nando’s Bright Side promotion is an exclusive offer for orders placed on the Nando's app and website, and is limited to a set number of orders per day. According to Hampton, the campaign will run until the end of July and may be extended depending on how severe load shedding gets.