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Papa Johns is Flipping Pizza Night on its Head with New Crispy Parm Pizza

Papa Johns is Flipping Pizza Night on its Head with New Crispy Parm Pizza

The new flippin’ awesome innovation adds cheese where we’ve never had it before – the bottom of the pizza!

ATLANTA, Feb. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Papa Johns continues to showcase its position as a leader in product innovation, this time by unveiling a pizza that takes cheese where we’ve never had it before – underneath the crust.

Behold the Golden Crispy Goodness of the all-new Papa Johns Crispy Parm Pizza!

Because there’s no such thing as too much cheese, we’ve added delicious parmesan cheese on the bottom, too. Go ahead, flip it over and look for yourself!

Papa Johns Crispy Parm Pizza features our thin crust seasoned with a blend of shredded parmesan-Romano cheeses and can be ordered with the customer’s toppings of choice. The Crispy Parm Pizza delivers on Papa Johns BETTER INGREDIENTS. BETTER PIZZA.® promise by offering the high-quality taste fans know and love, now with an added crispy bite provided by the cheesy crust baked to perfection.

Crispy Parm Pizza is the latest menu innovation from Papa Johns, following Papa Bowls and Papa Bites. “At Papa Johns, we pride ourselves on our dedication to innovation. For this product, we set our sights on one of the most fundamental pizza ingredients—cheese,” said Kimberly Bean, VP of Menu Strategy & Calendar Planning. “We have taken cheese where we’ve never had it before—flipping the pizza over and putting it underneath the crust. In doing so, we are providing consumers with more ability to customize their pizza experience, while also enjoying a unique and surprising twist on a fan-favourite meal.”

Enjoy the Crispy Parm Pizza with one-topping for $16.99. Available today!

For more information, visit . 

About Papa Johns 

Papa John’s International, Inc. (NASDAQ: PZZA) (“Papa Johns”) opened its doors in 1984 with one goal in mind: BETTER INGREDIENTS. BETTER PIZZA.® Papa Johns believes that using high quality ingredients leads to superior quality pizzas. Its original dough is made of only six ingredients and is fresh, never frozen. Papa Johns tops its pizzas with real cheese made from mozzarella, pizza sauce made with vine-ripened tomatoes that go from vine to can in the same day and meat free of fillers. It was the first national pizza delivery chain to announce the removal of artificial flavors and synthetic colors from its entire food menu. Papa Johns is co-headquartered in Atlanta, Ga. and Louisville, Ky. and is the world’s third-largest pizza delivery company with more than 5,500 restaurants in 47 countries and territories as of September 25, 2022. For more information about the Company or to order pizza online, visit  or download the Papa Johns mobile app for iOS or Android. 

Media:

Halle Martin

Communications Manager, Brand PR & Campaigns

Papa John’s International

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