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Is Franco Manca Halal?

It depends on where you bought it.

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Franco Manca, the UK pizza chain, answers 'Are the meats on your menu Halal?' in its FAQ: 'Our chicken is Halal, however, our fennel sausage and Bresaola are not.' It adds that these two 'are free of ingredients that would be considered Haram', which means no pork, but the meat in them is not Halal-slaughtered.

Next step Franco Manca says its chicken is Halal, but its fennel sausage and bresaola are not, though it says neither contains anything Haram. Choose chicken or meat-free pizzas, and ask your server about the daily specials. How to verify
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How to verify

  1. Chicken: Halal, per Franco Manca.
  2. Fennel sausage and bresaola: not Halal (no pork, but not Halal meat).
  3. Daily specials: ask your server.
  4. No certifier is named.

Quick checks

  • Chicken: Halal.
  • Fennel sausage, bresaola: not Halal.
  • Ask about daily specials.

What decides the answer

  • Chicken

    Halal, per Franco Manca

  • Daily specials

    ask

  • Fennel sausage and bresaola

    not Halal (no Haram ingredients, but not Halal meat)

Why this ruling

Franco Manca is a UK chain of sourdough pizza restaurants. Its FAQ answers the Halal question meat by meat.

What Franco Manca says

"Our chicken is Halal, however, our fennel sausage and Bresaola are not," Franco Manca says. "That said, we can confirm these products are free of ingredients that would be considered Haram."[1] In other words, the sausage and bresaola contain no pork, but their meat is not Halal. It names no certifier for the chicken.

Ordering

Choose the chicken or a meat-free pizza, and ask about the daily specials, as Franco Manca suggests. For other pizza chains, see Pizza Express, Zizzi and Prezzo.

Where you'll find it

  • Sourdough pizza restaurants in the UK
  • Pizzas with chicken, sausage and cured meats

Frequently asked questions

Is Franco Manca Halal?
Its chicken is. Franco Manca says its chicken is Halal, but its fennel sausage and bresaola are not, though it says neither contains Haram ingredients.
Is Franco Manca sausage Halal?
No. Franco Manca says its fennel sausage is not Halal. It says the sausage contains no ingredients considered Haram, but the meat is not Halal.

Scholarly view

Franco Manca draws a useful line: its sausage and bresaola contain no Haram ingredient such as pork, but the meat is not Halal, which for beef or lamb means it was not slaughtered Islamically. That makes them not Halal for anyone who requires Halal slaughter. The chicken claim names no certifier.

Sources

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Manufacturer / product

  1. FAQs — Are the meats on your menu Halal?

    Franco Manca Retrieved

    Jurisdiction: United Kingdom

    'Are the meats on your menu Halal?... While we have tried our best to provide a number of Halal meat options, there are a few exceptions. Our chicken is Halal, however, our fennel sausage and Bresaola are not. That said, we can confirm these products are free of ingredients that would be considered Haram. Please ask your server about our daily changing specials.'

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