2 cats: one won't let the other eat his food

Hi all, my family have been taking care of 2 cats for well over a year now, one was owned by a neighbour who abandoned it and one is a stray. They have separate shelters to sleep in and are fed every day. The abandoned cat is an adult cat while the stray was still a kitten when he showed up (about 7 weeks). Lately the adult cat has been attacking the kitten when he tries to eat his food, scaring him off. The adult cat has only recently been comfortable with me petting him, even allowing me to brush him twice. The kitten is pretty jumpy but loves getting head rubs. Why could the adult cat be attacking the kitten? It's only in the last 2 weeks this has been happening (they fight from time to time but not to this extremity) and it's not over food, because they both get plenty and the adult cat has no interest in the kittens food. I'm worried the kitten isnt getting as much as he should. How do I stop the adult cat from doing this? Thanks in advance

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