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Editor’s Note: This article is part 8 of PMQ’s 2026 Pizza Power Report. You can scroll down to the bottom to navigate to the next section of the report.
Plant-based pepperoni is still hot and expected to get hotter in 2026, according to PMQ Pizza’s data partners at Datassential. And, of course, the standard variety remains as popular as ever with carnivores.
As far as the top trending pizza ingredients for next year, paneer, a non-melting cheese from the Indian subcontinent, is on the ascent, proving that multicultural fusion pizzas have grabbed a solid foothold in the U.S. pizza community.
First let’s take a look at the top pizza ingredients for the coming year:
As you experiment with new signature pizzas or pizza specials for 2026, keep the following ingredients in mind to stay on-trend. Anyone working on a mint pesto sauce at the moment?
