On March 18, the Pizza Champion Cup Norway took place at Umami Arena. Norway’s biggest pizza competition was at its finest, showcasing excitement, creativity, and top-quality pizzas bursting with fantastic flavors. The high-profile jury was very pleased with the overall standard of the competition—one can only imagine they had a day full of delicious tastes but tough decisions. Sveba Dahlen was the main sponsor of the event, and all pizzas in the competition were baked in our high-quality, electric pizza ovens.
Below you can see the results in the different categories. As a Swede, one can feel especially proud that Wally Munteanu from Bulldog Kitchen in Gothenburg took home the victory in the NORDIC BEST GOURMET PIZZA category.
NORDIC BEST GOURMET PIZZA:
1:st place > Wally Munteanu
2:nd place > Francesco Solimeo
3:rd place > Imre Csanyi
NORDIC BEST MARGHERITA PIZZA:
1:st place > Daniele Lucisano
2:nd place > Haakon Galaasen
3:rd place > Antonio Guarniera
NORWAY’S BEST PIZZA CHEF OF THE YEAR 2025:
1:st place > Antonio Guarniera
2:nd place > Martin Schiller Tønnessen
3:rd place > Shajan Ghanfili
PAN PIZZA BY ORKLA FOODS:
1:st place > Shajan Ghanfili
2:nd place > Michael Mercurio
3:rd place > Sigrid Lindheim
BEST OF THE BEST PIZZA CHAMPION CHEF 2025 MICHELIN CLASS PIZZA:
1:st place > Francesco Solimeo
2:nd place > Alekszander Ivanov
3:rd place > Behnam Tehrani
BEST OF THE BEST ELITE CHAMPIONS:
1:st place > Michael Mercurio
2:nd place > Simone Pizzuto
3:rd place > Dave Sommers
