Papa John's pizza ingredients

Better Ingredients

What are the ingredients for better pizza? At Papa John's, we know that a major part of the recipe is our people, our service, and our commitment to a better pizza experience.

But equally important are the deliciously fresh and irresistibly tasty topping ingredients that we scatter generously onto our famously fresh dough bases! Watch our video to find out more about Papa John's mouthwatering promise of "better ingredients, better pizza"!

Anchovies

Salty and savoury, our anchovies add a rich depth to any pizza

Bacon

Smoked back bacon cooked to crisp perfection

Barbecue Drizzle

For an authentic Southern BBQ flavour

Base Cheese

Our pizzas come with cheese as standard. If you’d like to remove cheese please deselect the option below.

Black Olives

Superb quality olives picked in Spain's famous Herrera Groves

Chargrilled Chicken

Succulent breast meat with a rich and smokey chargrilled flavour

Cheese

A blend of carefully chosen Italian-style cheeses

Chilli Powder

People love our spicy pizzas, which always feature a fiery hit of hot chilli powder

Feta Cheese

This delicious, salty, crumbly white cheese will conjure up memories of Greek holidays

Green Chilli Peppers

Crisp and spicy, our green chilli peppers add crunch and heat to our pizzas

Green Peppers

Freshly sliced, sweet and crunchy green peppers give great colour and flavour

Ham

We use great quality ham for this much-loved classic pizza topping

Italian Style Sausage

Pork sausage perfectly seasoned with fennel and a hint of chilli

Jackfruit "Pepperoni"

Slices of vegan Jackfruit "pepperoni" to spice up your pizza

Jalapeno Peppers

Giving your pizza a delicious hit of spice from Jalapeno peppers

Mushrooms

Brown capped Mushroom with a firm texture

Onions

Grade-A, freshly sliced and guaranteed to bring flavour to your pizza

Pepperoni

Sliced and cooked to a crispy perfection, our pepperoni has a spicy kick of flavour

Pineapple

Juicy chunks of pineapple

Pork Sausage

Our pork sausage is a popular topping with meat-lovers

Real Italian Cheeses

Real Italian cheeses from the foothills of the Apennines to an old monastery farm in the region of Lombardy.

Red Onion

Brings a subtly sweet flavour and a shot of rich red colour

Red Peppers

Colourful, sweet and crunchy - these look and taste fantastic on a pizza

Spicy Beef

Delicious beef with the added heat of chilli – to get your tongue tingling!

Sweetcorn

These golden nuggets of sweetness bring a taste of the sun scattered on a pizza

Tandoori Chicken

Marinated in a mix of authentic Indian spices, a taste of India on your pizza

Tomatoes

Our succulent fresh tomatoes are sliced by our pizzaiolos in-store every day

Tuna

Dolphin-friendly tuna for an ever-popular taste of the sea

Vegan Base Sheese®

A blend of mozzarella style and mild cheddar style cheese. Registered by The Vegan Society

Vegan Sausage

A soya vegan hot dog flavoured sausage

Vegan Sheese®

A blend of mozzarella style and mild cheddar style cheese. Registered by The Vegan Society

As part of our long term better ingredients journey, Papa John's UK now only uses cage-free eggs. As with our other ingredient milestones, our team has spent hundreds of hours working with our suppliers to achieve this feat - we are proud of their effort and the positive impact the change will have.

Food FAQs

Are Papa John’s stores or products halal?

When we source our meat, our decisions are based on animal welfare standards, food safety and quality. We do not specify to any of our suppliers to supply us with halal certified meat, and therefore do not position our stores or meat as halal approved. However, whilst we do not select based on halal certification, it is possible that our suppliers' products can be classed as halal and this is true only of our Chicken Topping & Chicken Poppers. Both products are sourced directly from suppliers in Thailand, whose chicken is certified as halal by the religious authorities in Thailand. All our suppliers in Thailand are certified to the Food Safety Standards set by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and to the Animal Welfare Standard, Genesis GAP. Both are International recognized Food Safety and Animal Welfare standards which our suppliers are audited against annually, by independent auditors.

Whilst these products are certified as halal upon supply, we do not position them or our stores as halal approved. When all of our product reaches our stores, we maintain rigid food hygiene standards throughout food handling areas and all food handlers employed are trained in all areas of good food hygiene practice. We work closely with suppliers to enable up to date and clear labelling of all products and carry out external audits to ensure good kitchen and service practices are maintained. These practices extends to all of our products, we do not treat or prepare halal & non-halal product separately.