'It's no secret': Pizza Express hits back at halal claims (2024)

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'It's no secret': Pizza Express hits back at halal claims? ›

The international pizza restaurant slammed the story for being misleading, saying “it is not secret that all chicken used in our dishes is Halal slaughtered,” according to British daily, Metro.

“It is no secret that all the chicken used in our dishes is halal slaughtered. Our teams in restaurants have and always will provide this information, and in addition it is available on the customer service section of our website.

For years Pizza Express have been using Halal Chicken in their establishments across the UK. However due to the presence of pork and other non-halal meats in the restaurants, and the kitchens not operating on the Halal standards laid out; the final product cannot be deemed Halal.

Basically pizza is not haram. But the contents of pizza change it to haram and halal. And there are many pizza makers who don't use pig fat in it. So just confirm it from your nearest pizza makers and if you confirm that they don't use pork or any haram contents in pizza then you can have it.

Our food is made to a strict food and safety procedure but it does not include Halal standards for our products. We do not have a halal certification at any of our stores.

We don't promote our stores or meat as halal approved. However, most of our chicken is sourced from suppliers in Thailand, whose product is certified as halal by their religious authorities. The exception is our chicken wings, which are sourced from suppliers across EU countries, some of which are not halal approved.

Are Domino's stores or products halal? While we no longer have any halal stores, all our chicken, with the exception of our chicken wings, is halal slaughtered. We would like to reassure customers that all our chicken is stunned and we take our responsibility to animal welfare very seriously.

Is Taco Bell Halal? Not all Taco Bell's are (fully) halal. Taco Bell Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht and Amsterdam both offer a full halal range. In all other Taco Bell's only the crispy chicken is halal.

We do not promote our products as suitable for Halal or Kosher. Our meat is sourced from sites that ensure animals are stunned prior to slaughter. Our chicken products may be sourced from Halal approved sites, but they still require that the birds are stunned prior to slaughter.

Muslims are forbidden to eat pork, and are instructed to eat halal meat, that is, non-pork meat prepared in a prescribed way in the name of Allah or God. So most pepperoni are forbidden because of pork content. Most non-pork pepperoni, such as beef or chicken or turkey pepperoni, are still discouraged if not halal.

Can Muslims eat halal pork? ›

In Abrahamic religions, eating pig flesh is clearly forbidden by Jewish (kashrut), Islamic (halal) and Christian Adventist (kosher animals) dietary laws. The pig is considered an unclean animal as food in Judaism and Islam, and parts of Christianity.

The majority of our restaurants are non-halal and serve all non-halal meats. To identify our halal branches, please refer to our online restaurant finder. All halal restaurants are marked with the corresponding symbol.

Is Burger King meat halal? No, not currently.

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'Our Halal pepperoni is made from beef and chicken meat and produced as a well-know pepperoni. It carries the halal certificate and is already sliced and packed, which makes it easy to handle and use.

We do not promote our products as suitable for Halal or Kosher. Our meat is sourced from sites that ensure animals are stunned prior to slaughter. Our chicken products may be sourced from Halal approved sites, but they still require that the birds are stunned prior to slaughter.

Food served at Pizza Hut dine-in restaurants in the UK is not Halal certified.