Papa John's Piloting Organic Vegetable Toppings

Papa John's is currently trialing four organic vegetable toppings, Roma tomatoes, green bell peppers, yellow onions, and mushrooms in Lexington, KY.

If it makes it out of test, Papa John's would be the first of the Big Four pizza chain's to offer organic ingredients in the US nationally (and fits in rather nicely with their "Better ingredients. Better pizza." slogan). The pilot program is meant to lend insight into the viability of using organic ingredients on a larger scale.

The pizza chain has partnered with Green Bean Delivery to source organic produce from Certified Organic family farms across the country.

According to the Organic Trade Association, more than half of American households purchase organic produce and almost 13 percent of the produce currently sold in the US is organic.

Photo via Papa John's.