Norway’s and the Nordic region’s best pizza chefs in the Pizza Champion Cup
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
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