Papa John’s Pizza First National Pizza Chain to Announce Availability of Organic Vegetable Toppings
April 04 2017 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Organic Produce Pilot Program Launches in
Lexington, KY and Includes Roma Tomatoes, Green Peppers, Yellow
Onions, and Mushrooms
Papa John’s International (NASDAQ: PZZA) continues to build upon
its commitment to BETTER INGREDIENTS. BETTER PIZZA and having the
cleanest label among national pizza chains by announcing an
exciting new menu initiative—the availability of freshly sliced
organic produce for pizza toppings.
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Papa John's continues to build upon its
commitment to BETTER INGREDIENTS. BETTER PIZZA and having the
cleanest label among national pizza chains by announcing an
exciting new menu initiative—the availability of freshly sliced
organic produce for pizza toppings. (Photo: Business Wire)
The organics pilot program is currently being tested in Papa
John’s locations across Lexington, KY and features four
freshly-sliced, organic toppings: Roma tomatoes, green peppers,
yellow onions, and mushrooms.
Papa John’s will work in partnership with Green BEAN Delivery to
source the fresh, organic produce from Certified Organic family
farms across the country including locations in Arizona, Florida,
Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Oregon, California and Indiana.
Papa John’s is reinforcing its dedication to both ingredient
quality and customer choice—actively listening to its customers and
finding new ways to give them what they want from their favorite
pizza maker. Testing organic ingredients is a natural step in Papa
John’s BETTER INGREDIENTS. BETTER PIZZA promise and clean label
journey.
“Our customers want to know where their food comes from and how
it is produced,” said Sean Muldoon, Chief Ingredient Officer, Papa
John’s. “At Papa John’s, we are constantly looking at ways to meet
the needs of our customers whether it’s through our clean label
initiative or testing organic produce,” continued Muldoon. “Moving
into a test of organic produce is a natural progression as Papa
John’s takes pride in our position of having the cleanest label in
the pizza industry.”
The Papa John’s organic pilot program is an important first step
in considering the viability of utilizing organic
ingredients on a larger scale. According to the Organic Trade
Association, in 2015 organic fruits and vegetables reached $14.4
billion in sales and almost 13 percent of the produce sold in the
U.S. is now organic. Given recent sales trends that number could
reach nearly 20 percent by 2020. Additionally, more than half of
American households purchase organic produce.
“Papa John’s is showing great leadership by stepping out into
the organic marketplace and testing the quality and viability of
the supply chain,” said Matt Ewer, CEO of Green BEAN Delivery.
“They are a major influence in creating this positive change in our
food system.”
Papa John’s is the first national pizza delivery
chain to announce the removal of the following ingredients
across its entire food menu:
- Preservatives BHA and BHT
- Flavor enhancer MSG
- Cellulose and partially hydrogenated
oils
- Artificial flavors and synthetic
colors
- High fructose corn syrup
In 2016, the brand announced the elimination of artificial
flavors and synthetic colors across its entire food menu. Last
summer, the pizza brand also fully transitioned the chicken used in
grilled chicken pizza toppings and poppers to be fed on a
vegetarian diet and raised without human or animal antibiotics, and
went completely cage-free with its eggs.
About Papa John’s
Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, Papa John’s
International, Inc. (NASDAQ: PZZA) is the world’s
third-largest pizza delivery company. For 15 of the past 17 years,
consumers have rated Papa John’s No. 1 in customer satisfaction
among all national pizza chains in the American Customer
Satisfaction Index (ACSI). Papa John’s is the Official
Pizza Sponsor of the National Football League, the Official
Pizza of Major League Baseball and the Official Pizza Partner of
the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA). For more information about
the company or to order pizza online, visit Papa
John’s at www.papajohns.com. Also visit us on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/PapaJohns, Twitter
at http://twitter.com/PapaJohns, YouTube at
www.youtube.com/user/papajohns, Instagram at
instagram.com/papajohns, and Pinterest at
www.pinterest.com/papajohnspizza. Looking to be a part of something
Better? Join the Papa John’s Pizza Family at
www.papajohns.com/careers/ and www.papajohns.com/franchise.
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Papa John’s International, Inc.Peter Collins, 502-261-4233Senior
Director, Public Relationspeter_collins@papajohns.com
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