Middle Eastern investors determined to save Little Chef

The famous roadside restaurant has been snapped up by Kuwati investors in a £15 million deal, saving around 1,000 jobs across the chain.

Private equity firm Rcaptial sold the ailing 55-year-old chain to Kuwati-based Kout Food Group in a hope the Middle Eastern company would turn around the fortunes of 'Fat Charlie' and his greasy plates of food.