Nando’s boss Colin Hill has apologised after a customer complained about a painting at a restaurant in Birmingham showing four black people in a toaster. The artwork had adorned the walls of the branch in the Perry Barr area of the city, until a furious customer took it upon himself to contact Mr Hill directly on LinkedIn to vent his anger. The man, a black property investor, said the picture was ‘completely insensitive to one of the worst periods of human history’. He went into the branch the day after it opened for a bite to eat. He said: ‘It shows four people of colour who would have been historically subject to degradation and hardship in an implement – here, a toaster – used to cook or burn bread. ‘It’s an absolute disgrace that in this day and age, a painting like that can appear in as popular a food chain in modern Britain as Nando’s.’ Powered by Plantaforce Use NOBLE10 for 10% Discount. www.plantaforce.com

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31 Oct 2019