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support the opening of a new Casa do Frango in Victoria in London this summer as well as the second opening with Lastra. Investment opportunities will


Etihad Stadium


PLANS FOR MANCHESTER CITY STADIUM HOTEL


Manchester City football club has submitted a planning application to build a 400-bedroom hotel at its Etihad Stadium. The proposal forms part of a


£300m, three-year revamp of the ground to construct a “year- round entertainment and leisure destination”, which could create up to 2,600 jobs. A covered fan zone will have capacity for 3,000 people and feature food and drink outlets, as well as a hotel, club shop and museum. The stadium’s North Stand will be expanded with a larger upper tier to increase capacity to more than 60,000, with a sky bar overlooking the pitch and a stadium roof walk experience. Danny Wilson, managing


director or Manchester City Operations, said: “As with all club developments, ensuring our local community benefit is a key priority and we believe these proposals will deliver long-term economic and social opportunities.”


GROUP BEHIND KOL AND CASA DO FRANGO LAUNCH £1m CROWDFUND


start from £100 and be rewarded with tiered ‘investor perks’ ranging from complimentary meals at Kol to chef tastings.


The campaign will launch on


9 May at crowdcube.com and potential investors can register interest from 24 April.


ROBIN WYLDE TO CLOSE


BRYN WILLIAMS TO OPEN TOURING CLUB BAR IN PENARTH


Bryn Williams is set to open the doors of a 28-cover bar near Cardiff in May. Set off the high street in the seaside town of Penarth, the Touring Club will offer plates and snacks alongside a curated drinks menu. The chef also owns Odette’s in


London and Bryn Williams at Porth Erias in North Wales and runs a restaurant at the Cambrian hotel in Switzerland. Dishes will include steamed mussels and cockles from South Wales with wild garlic and local bread; Welsh rarebit on sourdough; and pasta with truffles, while the wine list will feature 10 whites and 10 reds, all offered by the glass, alongside a small selection of spirits and cocktails. The Touring Club will open


Robin Wylde


Chef Harriet Mansell has announced that 23 September will be “the last night in our current format and home” for her restaurant Robin Wylde in Lyme Regis, Dorset. In October the team will return


the keys of 63a Silver Street to the landlord after four years, but nearby sister restaurant Lilac will remain open. A post on the restaurant’s


Instagram page said: “Please rest assured that this isn’t the end, but rather we are planning a new chapter and direction for Harriet and the team. Lilac will remain a mainstay in our local community. We intend to see it flourish and will be pouring our hearts into making it the best it can be.” Robin Wylde opened in October 2020 and was Mansell’s first solo restaurant.


SPRINGBOARD ANNOUNCES 2023 AWARDS WINNERS


Toby Markham Casa do Frango


Restaurant group MJMK has launched a £1m fundraiser to open its second venue with chef Santiago Lastra and expand the Casa do Frango group across London. London-based MJMK was


founded by Marco Mendes and Jake Kasumov. It launched Michelin-starred Kol with Lastra in 2020, Lisboeta with Nuno Mendes in 2022 and has expanded Portuguese piri-piri chicken restaurant Casa do Frango to three sites across the capital. The Crowdcube campaign will


8 | The Caterer | 28 April 2023


Hospitality trainee Toby Markham and Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons were among the 16 winners of the Springboard Awards for Excellence held on 20 April in London’s Canary Wharf. Markham from London was named winner of the Fiona Colley Trainee of the Year award for


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from midday until 11pm and serve takeaway coffees and food until 9pm. The 9,000 sq ft space features a


log burner and a large glass frontage and there will also be space for around eight customers to enjoy a drink standing at the bar.


landing his first job in hospitality after completing Springboard’s Galvin’s Chance programme. He has cerebral palsy and had struggled to find employment in the past. The Crumbs Project was


recognised for its contributions to diversity and inclusion; Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons was awarded Sustainable Business and Best Employer; and the Eden Hotel Collection secured an award for Best Training Programme. Chris Gamm, chief executive of Springboard, said: “We are proud


to celebrate the individuals and companies that have made an outstanding contribution to the hospitality industry – particularly Toby, whose incredible story and achievement serves as a reminder of the transformative impact the industry can have on people’s lives.”


HOTEL SCHOOL TO OPEN AT MISSENDEN ABBEY


Buckinghamshire New University (BNU) is to open a new hotel school based at its Missenden Abbey site in September.


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