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Is Pizza Express Halal?

It depends on what the label says.

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Pizza Express's help centre says: 'Some of the chicken used by PizzaExpress is sourced from suppliers that use halal slaughter methods.' It also says the restaurants are not Halal-certified, the kitchens do not follow Halal preparation standards, they handle pork and alcohol, and Pizza Express cannot guarantee that any menu item is Halal.

Next step Pizza Express says some of its chicken comes from suppliers that use Halal slaughter, but its restaurants are not Halal-certified and also handle pork and alcohol. Ask a team member about the exact dish before you order. How to verify
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How to verify

  1. Ask a team member whether the chicken in your dish is from a Halal-slaughter supplier; Pizza Express says staff can find this out.
  2. Remember the kitchen also handles pork and alcohol, and Pizza Express does not guarantee any dish is Halal.
  3. If stunning matters to you, ask about that too: the help centre doesn't say.

Quick checks

  • Some chicken from Halal-slaughter suppliers.
  • Not Halal-certified; pork and alcohol in the kitchen.
  • Ask staff about the specific dish.

What decides the answer

  • Some chicken

    from suppliers that use Halal slaughter, per Pizza Express; ask about the dish

  • Other meats

    no Halal claim

  • Restaurants

    not Halal-certified; kitchens handle pork and alcohol

Why this ruling

Pizza Express (written PizzaExpress) is a UK pizza restaurant chain. Its help centre answers the Halal question directly, and the answer has two halves.

Some of the chicken

Pizza Express says: "Some of the chicken used by PizzaExpress is sourced from suppliers that use halal slaughter methods." For a specific dish, it asks you to speak to a team member, who can find out.[1] So the chicken on your pizza may be from Halal slaughter, but you have to ask.

Not a Halal restaurant

The same answer is just as plain about the kitchen: Pizza Express "is not a halal-certified restaurant", its kitchens "do not operate to halal-specific preparation standards", and its restaurants "handle ingredients such as pork and alcohol". It concludes that it "cannot guarantee that any menu item is halal".[1]

The older "all Halal" statement

In 2014 Pizza Express said it served Halal chicken in all its UK restaurants and that the birds were stunned before slaughter.[2] Its current answer says "some", and doesn't mention stunning. Go by the current answer, and ask about stunning if your standard rejects it; stunning explains why that matters.

For other pizza chains, see Domino's and Papa John's.

Where you'll find it

  • Sit-down pizza restaurants across the UK
  • Chicken pizzas, pasta and dough balls
  • Supermarket pizzas and dough balls sold under the PizzaExpress name

Frequently asked questions

Is Pizza Express Halal?
Not as a restaurant. Pizza Express says it is not Halal-certified, its kitchens do not follow Halal preparation standards, and they also handle pork and alcohol. Some of its chicken is from suppliers that use Halal slaughter.
Is Pizza Express chicken Halal?
Some of it is. Pizza Express says: 'Some of the chicken used by PizzaExpress is sourced from suppliers that use halal slaughter methods.' Ask a team member about the specific dish; Pizza Express says they can find out.
Was all Pizza Express chicken Halal?
In 2014 Pizza Express said it served Halal chicken in all its UK restaurants and that the birds were stunned before slaughter. Its current help centre says only 'some' of its chicken is from Halal-slaughter suppliers, so don't rely on the older statement.
Does Pizza Express use pork?
Yes. Pizza Express says its restaurants handle pork and alcohol, which is one reason it cannot guarantee that any dish is Halal.

Scholarly view

Halal-slaughtered chicken settles the main question for the chicken itself, but Pizza Express is careful to say only 'some' of it is, and that it cannot guarantee any dish. The kitchen also handles pork and alcohol.

Muslims who accept Halal meat cooked in a mixed kitchen can ask about a specific chicken dish; those who want a Halal restaurant will not find one at Pizza Express, by its own account.

Sources

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Manufacturer / product

  1. Halal: Is PizzaExpress chicken halal?

    PizzaExpress (help centre) Retrieved

    Jurisdiction: United Kingdom

    'Some of the chicken used by PizzaExpress is sourced from suppliers that use halal slaughter methods. To find out about a specific dish, please speak to a team member in the restaurant.' 'PizzaExpress is not a halal-certified restaurant, and our kitchens do not operate to halal-specific preparation standards. Our restaurants also handle ingredients such as pork and alcohol. Because of this, we cannot guarantee that any menu item is halal.' Article updated 28 July 2026.

Context / background

  1. Pizza Express reveals it uses halal chicken

    Foodservice Footprint Retrieved

    Jurisdiction: United Kingdom

    7 May 2014. Pizza Express: 'Our chicken is halal approved. We serve halal chicken in all of our UK restaurants.' 'As such birds are stunned before being slaughtered.'

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