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
Hot Dog Sausage
Beechwood smoked pork hot dog sausage
Italian Style Sausage
Pork sausage perfectly seasoned with fennel and a hint of chilli
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 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 is committed to converting to cage-free eggs by the end of 2019. As with our other ingredient milestones, our team will spend hundreds of hours working with our suppliers to prepare for this conversion - we are proud of their effort.
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.