PizzaExpress Introduces New Sourdough Pizza Base Across India

PizzaExpress is introducing its new sourdough pizza base across its restaurants in India from October 15, 2026. The launch features eight pizzas, including four vegetarian options — Classic Veg, Hummus and Salsa, Truffle Fungi, and Burrata and Pesto — and four non-vegetarian varieties: Harissa Chicken, Honey Chilli Chicken, Creamy Garlic Prawns, and Meat Lovers.

The new base adds another option to the brand’s existing Classic and Romana bases. While the Classic base is soft and the Romana is thin and crisp, the sourdough version features a light, airy centre, charred edges, and a distinct flavour developed through slow fermentation. The dough uses a starter culture developed and maintained in PizzaExpress’s test kitchen.

The pizzas are topped with the brand’s signature tomato passata, prepared by the Greci family in Parma, Italy, using San Marzano tomatoes crushed within 12 hours of harvest and finished with basil. The range combines ingredients such as fresh mozzarella, burrata, pesto, mushrooms, truffle, hummus, salsa, prawns, chicken, and meat.

Each pizza is prepared by trained pizzaiolos in open kitchens, with the team handling everything from stretching the dough and adding toppings to baking the pizzas. This hands-on approach continues the pizza-making tradition established by founder Peter Boizot, who opened the first PizzaExpress restaurant in Soho, London, in 1965.

Kumar Asit, Brand CEO, PizzaExpress, said, “Sourdough gives us a new way to experience PizzaExpress. The slow fermentation and starter culture give the base a light, airy middle and crisp, charred edge, while our passata, fresh ingredients, and the skill of our Pizzaiolos bring the pizza together. With eight pizzas on the new Sourdough Base, guests can explore the format across a range of flavours.”

“The festive season is an important time for people to come together over good food, and we wanted to give guests something new to experience this year. The pan-India launch of our Sourdough Base gives them another PizzaExpress format to choose from, whether they are joining us at the restaurant or enjoying the pizzas at home," mentioned Rohan Pewekar, CEO, Gourmet Investments Hospitality Group (GIHG).