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This Best-Selling Pizza Chain Uses Fresh Dough, But Frozen Toppings By Javaria Akbar Nov. 26, 2025 6:39 am EST

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A frozen pizza makes a satisfying meal when you need a cheap and cheerful dinner. However, there's something heavenly about a pizza that's made with fresh dough and baked until the edges are pillowy, charred, and chewy. One best-selling pizza chain that combines the best of both worlds is Papa John's. The chain restaurant uses fresh pizza dough but frozen toppings to create golden pies that have both an airy crust and a flavorful scattering of meats and veggies.

Papa John's pizza dough is mixed, shaped, and proofed in processing centers to guarantee that each ball is uniform and consistent (the machines take only 10 min

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