By Ali Lyon Domino’s Pizza has posted first quarter earnings in line with expectations, having recovered from a difficult start to the year in January. Like-for-like sales for the three months to the end of March were down 0.5 per cent compared to the strong previous year, and total orders were also down 0.8 per cent, from 17.8m to 17.7m. On a two-year basis, first-quarter like-for-like sales were up 8.4 per cent,an indication of the strength of its 2023 performance, which bosses described as a “tough comparative period”. The firm opened 14 new stores in the three-month period and is on track …