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title: "Here’s Why Papa John’s Is Hiring a New CVO (Chief Vegan Officer)"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/8c0126c2-200e-4e47-8f7e-4f1b9790b064
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/heres-why-papa-johns-is-hiring-a-new-cvo-chief-vegan-officer-2711461
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
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published: 2019-10-30T20:15:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:29:15.158Z
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# Here’s Why Papa John’s Is Hiring a New CVO (Chief Vegan Officer)

**TL;DR:** Papa John's UK is recruiting a Chief Vegan Officer to create new vegan dishes and expand its plant-based offerings. The company has already launched a vegan menu featuring pizzas with dairy-free cheese and other options.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2019-10-30. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/heres-why-papa-johns-is-hiring-a-new-cvo-chief-vegan-officer-2711461).*

## Story

**It’s no secret that** **plant-based offerings have become a massive business in the foodservice industry this year****. Now, Papa John’s UK is planning ahead and taking the trend one step further by** **recruiting a Chief Vegan Officer****. Candidates for the six-month, part-time role will work with the Head of Research and Development.** **According to Papa John’s,** **the CVO will create “hard to resist vegan dishes that’ll be sure to blow the minds of meat-eaters and veggie-lovers alike.”**

**Earlier this year,** **Papa John’s UK launched its first vegan menu** **featuring three pizzas topped with the dairy-free, vegan cheese,** **Sheese****. In March, Papa John’s introduced other options, including its Cheesy Vegan Potato Wedges, Jalapeno Cheesy Potato Wedges and vegan cinnamon rolls for dessert. Another pizza competitor,** **Pizza Hut, has also expanded its vegan menu over the past year****, including tons of customizable vegan toppings, a new vegan pizza, plus Quorn chicken nuggets and** **dairy-free cheesecake****.**

**Some other recent examples of plant-based success include** **KFC becoming the first national quick-service restaurant to introduce plant-based chicken****,** **which sold out in just five hours****, and Burger King bringing its** **Impossible Whopper nationwide****, which drove a 17% increase in visits.** **White Castle’s Impossible Slider** **created a huge level of buzz, while** **Taco Bell****,** **Subway****,** **Dunkin’** **and** **Tim Hortons** **have all recently added meat-free options to their menus. Clearly,** **the plant-based movement isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.**

**According to Papa John’s, the ideal CVO candidate will possess a food technology background, a genuine passion for vegan food and trends, a Food Science degree or similar, and excellent communication skills. In addition, they will be a 'curious self-starter' and ideally, have been eating a plant-based diet for at least 18 months.**

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Taco Bell (company)
- Dunkin' Brands (company)
- Burger King (company)
- Subway (company)
- KFC (company)
- Pizza Hut (company)
- Papa Johns (company)
- Tim Hortons (company)
- White Castle (company)
- food trends (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/heres-why-papa-johns-is-hiring-a-new-cvo-chief-vegan-officer-2711461). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/8c0126c2-200e-4e47-8f7e-4f1b9790b064).