Our Pizza

Better Ingredients. Always Had Them. Always Will.

In 1984, Papa John’s opened its doors with one goal in mind: Better Pizza. We knew that with better ingredients we would create better pizzas. That goal and the promise of « Better ingredients. Better pizza. » remain true to this day.

Our fundamental belief is simple: take care of your people and give them the best to work with and you will make superior quality pizza. This is what drives us and it’s why we invest more than many others in the industry in our effort to consistently deliver superior pizza and superior service.

The more you know about our ingredients, the more informed your pizza choices will be. If you have any ingredients questions, watch our video and check out our detailed ingredients statement to get the answers.

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  Garlic Sauce

  Our special recipe garlic dipping sauce is a signature blend of oil and spices that perfectly complements your favorite Papa John’s Pizza or breadsticks.

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  Our Signature Sauce

  Our vine-ripened tomatoes are carefully grown on farms in the rich, fertile central valley of California and are freshly packed from vine to can in about six hours. The recipe is a simple blend of tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil, sunflower oil, salt, sugar, and a proprietary blend of spices.

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  Real Meat

  We use only authentic, superior-quality meats on our pizzas. Our pepperoni, sausage, and Italian sausage are all made from real beef, pork, have no fillers and are blended with spices for distinctive flavor.

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  Real Cheese

  If you like cheese, you will love our signature cheese. It’s 100% real cheese made from high-quality mozzarella cheese – with high-quality skim milk.

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  Olives

  Ninety-percent of our olives are grown in Spain’s famous Herrera-area groves that consistently produce superior quality Fancy-grade olives, giving our customers the flavor they enjoy.

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  Fresh Made Dough

  Dough lays the groundwork for our pizza, and our vision. So we make sure our dough is the best foundation for our better ingredients. Our hand-tossed original dough is made at our Quality Control Centers and delivered fresh, never frozen, to our restaurants. Our recipe features a unique blend of seven simple ingredients: unbleached and enriched high-protein flour, purified water, sugar, soybean oil, salt, yeast and extra virgin olive oil.

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  Fresh-Cut Veggies

  We go the extra mile to ensure our vegetables are always ripe and fresh so they’re full of flavor. Our green peppers and onions are sliced fresh in our restaurants, making them crisp and flavorful. Our Italian-variety Crimini mushrooms are golden brown and known all over the world for their distinctive flavor and hearty texture.

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  Pepperoncinis

  Our whole pepperoncini peppers are grown and sourced in the Mediterranean region, giving you the best ingredients the world has to offer.

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  Our Box

  Our box is made from 100% virgin white liner to ensure you’re getting the full flavor from our pizza – and only our pizza.

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