Sussex has been the starting place for many celebrated companies with The Body Shop being the best example.

Brown's, the cafe company, has expanded elsewhere while only last year Goodbean, the coffee shop chain, was bought by Coffee Republic.

Now it's the turn of Famous Moe's, the pizza company, to be taken over by another concern.

Founder Maurice Abboudi has made this a distinctive takeaway business which has rapidly found a devoted following in many parts of Sussex.

Now is the time for more investment to expand the company while keeping its unique style.

Maurice has shown how fast food can be fun and not in any way tacky.

The family-run business has become a familiar feature in Sussex during the last decade and has pioneered innovations such as online ordering.

New owners Oliver and Davis UK should be able to provide the capital for more outlets.

That means many more people can enjoy the tasty pizzas and it will also create hundreds more jobs for local people.