Is Domino's Pizza halal?

Quick answer: Domino's is not halal-certified as a chain. In the UK, Domino's head office told a halal information site in 2019 that all its chicken is stunned before slaughter and some of it is halal-slaughtered, but its wings are not, and a branch manager said the chicken's halal status changes with each delivery. Pizzas are baked in shared ovens with pork toppings such as ham. We found no US halal statement.

Domino's does not run a chain-wide halal menu. Chicken may be halal-slaughtered in the UK depending on the delivery, wings are not, and the same ovens are used for pork toppings.

Why this verdict

• An email from Domino's UK head office, dated 17 June 2019 and published by theHalalLife.co.uk, says Domino's will not allow un-stunned slaughter anywhere in its food chain, that some of its chicken is halal-slaughtered but all of it is stunned first, and that its chicken wings are not from halal-slaughtered chickens. It is an old statement and may have changed.
• In the same report, a Bradford branch manager said the chicken was not halal that day and that staff receive chicken labelled halal or not halal and cannot predict the next batch, so customers must ask when they order.
• That report also says pizzas are made in the same oven as ham and other meats, and the manager said he could not call any pizza halal because cross-contamination is possible. Its author advises Muslims to avoid Domino's for this reason; that is the site's view, not a ruling.
• In April 2025, the animal welfare group CIWF reported that Domino's had published a Halal Statement of Intent, linked to its commitment to Better Chicken Commitment standards by 2032, saying it would support an alternative slaughter method and adopt it when commercially available. We did not read the statement itself.
• Some Domino's branches in the UK have run halal-only menus, but the reports we found describe them as local trials and say several reverted to standard menus; they are not chain policy.
• We found no Domino's halal statement for the US, where pork toppings are part of the standard menu, so treat US stores as not halal unless a specific store states otherwise.
• Scholars and certifiers differ on pre-stunning; this page is not a religious ruling, so ask a qualified scholar if you are unsure.

Key ingredients

• Dough
• Cheese
• Chicken toppings (halal status varies)
• Pork toppings such as ham, pepperoni and bacon (not halal)

Halal-friendly alternatives

• Halal-certified pizza restaurants that name their certifier.
• A Domino's branch that publishes halal certification, after confirming with the branch each time.
• Cheese or vegetable pizzas from a halal-certified kitchen.

Domino's Pizza: common questions

Also relevant

• What does halal-certified actually mean?

How this verdict was reached

Every verdict in the Is it Halal? library follows the same method. We start with the manufacturer's published ingredient statement, then trace each questionable component back to its source — animal, plant, synthetic, or microbial — because the halal status of an ingredient almost always depends on origin rather than on the ingredient name itself. Where the source is ambiguous, we look for certification records, supplier disclosures, and the positions taken by recognised halal certifying bodies, including IFANCA, the Halal Food Authority, and HMC. Country-specific certifiers such as JAKIM (Malaysia) and BPJPH/MUI (Indonesia) are covered in the country certification guides.

We then weigh the mainstream positions of the four Sunni schools of jurisprudence. Where scholars agree, we state the verdict plainly. Where they differ, we label the item mushbooh (doubtful) rather than forcing a single answer, and we explain what each position rests on so you can follow the ruling you observe. Formulations also change between countries and production runs, so a product that is halal in one market may not be in another.

This page is reviewed and updated as manufacturers reformulate and as new certification information becomes available. It is general guidance for everyday shopping, not a religious ruling for your specific situation — if a product matters a great deal to you, confirm with the manufacturer or your local scholar. For anything on the shelf that isn't covered here, our halal scanner app SafaScan is coming soon to iOS and Android; until then, you can browse the full halal verdict library for related ingredients.