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Eat. Miss D
Eat (styled as EAT.) was a chain of sandwich shops that was founded in 1996 by Niall and Faith MacArthur and later owned by Pret a Manger. It had 95 branches in the United Kingdom, 75 of which were in London. It announced the closure of its UK stores in March 2020. Foundation The first shop was opened in October 1996 in Villiers Street, London, next to Charing Cross railway station. Founded and run by couple Niall and Faith MacArthur, the company was similar to Pret a Manger insofar as all the produce was freshly made, although it operated from a centralised production facility. The style of Eat outlets was designed by David Collins, who also designed the look of Café Rouge. Ownership history The business, then owned by Penta Capital, which had bought a stake in the firm in August 2005, was bought by private equity firm Lyceum Capital (later re-branded Horizon Capital) in March 2011. Annual sales were £68 million in 2008 and approximately £100 million in 2012. The 2012 profi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 14.9 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Its ancient core and financial centre, the City of London, was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans as Londinium and has retained its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has been the centuries-long host of Government of the United Kingdom, the national government and Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliament. London grew rapidly 19th-century London, in the 19th century, becoming the world's List of largest cities throughout history, largest city at the time. Since the 19th cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
