Pizza chain Papa Johns is to shut 43 restaurants across the UK. The takeaway business confirmed plans to axe the “underperforming” locations after launching a review at the start of the year. They include sites in Barnsley, Doncaster, Harrogate and Rotherham.
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00:00 Hello, my name is Greg Wright and I'm the Deputy Business Editor of the Yorkshire Post.
00:06 I'll bring you some breaking business news. The pizza chain Papa John's is to shut 43
00:12 restaurants across the UK. The business confirmed plans to axe the underperforming locations
00:17 after launching a review at the start of the year. It will close the restaurants by mid-May
00:22 following a consultation process. The company has not confirmed how many staff will be impacted
00:27 by the closures. The group had said it plans strategic closures in order to free up money
00:32 for investment and improve profitability at its remaining UK sites. So some bleak news
00:39 from the pizza chain Papa John's, it's closing 43 restaurants across the UK. My name is Greg
00:46 Wright and I'm the Deputy Business Editor of the Yorkshire Post.
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