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Eat Food Chain To Expand After Buyout By Lyceum

Private equity firm Lyceum Capital has acquired the sandwich and coffee chain and has announced plans to triple the number of Eat outlets in the UK and expand overseas. Mr and Mrs MacArthur, the husband and wife founders, will keep their existing roles of managing director and brand director, as well as a 40% shareholding.

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