For as long as we can remember, there has been great debate as to whether pineapple belongs on a pizza.

However, new stats released today by Irish-owned pizza chain Four Star Pizza suggest that it’s not pineapple we should be questioning… but rather olives instead!

The company has trawled through more than 750,000 pizza orders from its 61 stores across Ireland (including 15 in the north) to get the lowdown on what’s hot (and what’s not) in 2020 when it comes to the country’s favourite pizza toppings.

Unsurprisingly, pepperoni takes the crown as the most popular topping in EVERY store – featuring on more than a quarter (26.2%) of all ‘Create Your Own’ pizzas ordered in the last year.

Ham (14.2%) and chicken (12.85%) are ranked second and third across the island but the really tasty news is at the bottom of the toppings table, with olives now officially named as the least favourite pizza topping in Ireland.

Only 1.65% of Four Star pizzas in the past year contained olives, followed by meatballs on 2.55% and jalapenos on 3.8%.

Meanwhile, by comparison, the much-maligned pineapple is riding relatively high at number eight in the popularity stakes, appearing on 4.85% of pizzas across Ireland.

Four Star Pizza is inviting the general public to participate in the ‘Olive on Pizza’ debate by simply casting their vote here with a chance to win a year’s supply of free pizza… with no olives of course!