(Reuters) - Britain's Domino's Pizza Group on Tuesday reported a marginal rise in its 2023 profit, and also forecast profit for the current year to be in line with expectations, supported by the easing of raw material costs.

The company, a franchisee of U.S.-based Domino's Pizza Inc, posted a 3.6% rise in its underlying core profit for the year ended Dec. 31 at 138.1 million pounds ($176.85 million).

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(Reporting by Radhika Anilkumar in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)