By Neil Shaw & Joseph Gamp Pizza chain Papa John’s will shut 50 of its “underperforming” shops in the UK – despite rising sales towards the end of last year The company, which has over 450 restaurants said it’s trying to improve on British shores. The company rounded off 2023 on a high, making more than $1. 3billion (£1 billion) in the last three months. It equated to 10% more than the year before, reports Wales Online. Papa John’s is the UK’s second largest pizza takeaway brand – sitting behind Domino’s. Papa John’s currently owns 118 branches and has 406 franchise stores. The first UK Papa J…