Cost increases mean that the move towards profitability at pizza company DP Poland (LON: DPP) is slower than expected. Like-for-like sales growth is being achieved but it has been tough.
Year-on-year like-for-like fourth quarter growth in system sales was 15.6%, which followed a flat third quarter. They were also higher than for the fourth quarter of 2019. However, even though dine-in sales recovered despite the Covid restrictions they were still lower than in the fourth quarter of 2019. There are still restrictions holding back growth.
There was no government support for the restaurant...