Pizza Champion Cup Norway 2025 – the competitors
On March 18, it’s time for Norway’s largest pizza competition, Pizza Champion Cup Norway. The competition is divided into five categories and will take place at Umami Arena from March 18–20.
In the Nordic categories, participants from all across the Nordic region will compete. The competitors and their pizzas will be judged by a high-profile jury (read here) that will consider taste, appearance, creativity, and execution.
The competition categories are as follows:
- Best of The Best Pizza Champion Chef 2025
- Nordic’s Best Gourmet Pizza 2025
- Nordic’s Best Margherita Pizza 2025
- Pizza Chef of the Year in Norway (NM)
- Pan Pizza by Orkla Foods
Sveba Dahlen is the main sponsor of the event and will provide three top-quality electric pizza ovens. Two will be used for the competition, and one will be used in the food station area. We wish all the competitors the best of luck in the competition!
Sveba Dahlen Ovens at the Pizza Champion Cup
P602 P-Series Beyond Black
This pizza oven in black stainless steel adds an exclusive look to your restaurant. The black stainless steel has an anti-fingerprint coating that makes it easy to clean and protects against dirt and grease stains. You’ll find this pizza oven in the competition area at the Pizza Champion Cup. Read more here.
P602 High Temp Electric Pizza Oven
This oven bakes Neapolitan pizza at temperatures of up to 500°C. It heats up quickly, in just 30–45 minutes depending on your baking temperature, and features high-quality pizza stones and dual temperature sensors in each deck for optimal heat distribution. It’s completely free of wood, open flame, and smoke. You’ll also find this pizza oven in the competition area at the Pizza Champion Cup. Read more here.
Pizza Vichinga
Our new electric pizza oven allows your restaurant to expand its pizza concept overnight! It takes multitasking seriously by combining two decks: the lower deck, with a maximum temperature of 350°C, for baking classic pizza, and the upper deck, with a maximum temperature of 500°C, for perfectly baked Neapolitan pizza. Read more here.
These are the competitors in Pizza Champion Cup
Best of the Best Champion Chef
- Alekszander Ivanov – Åleds Pizzeria.
- Behnam Tehrani – Hot House Pizza.
- Francesco Solimeo – Vesuvio Cafe.
Nordic Best Gourmetpizza
- Behnam Tehrani – Hot House Pizza.
- Wally Munteanu – Bulldog Kitchen.
- Paolo Rossi – Rossi (Steen&Strøm Oslo).
- Karol Brochunski – Slice of Norge.
- Alessandro Ruberi.
- Bledar Lezha.
- Francesco Solimeo – Vesuvio Cafe.
- Imre Csanyi – Havnekontoret.
- Daniele Lucisano – Villa Paradiso.
- Gabriel Włoszek – MadPizza.
- Roberto Fusco.
Nordic Best Margarita Pizza
- Behnam Tehrani – Hot House Pizza.
- Haakon Galaasen – Mad Love Pizza.
- Gaetano Barca – CiCi osteria.
- Daniele Lucisano – Villa Paradiso.
- Shajan Ghanfili – Herregårdskroen & Oslo Museums Kafe.
- Antonio Guarniera – Ludo Restaurant.
Årets Pizzakokk i Norge NM (Pizza Chef of the Year – Norway)
- Shajan Ghanfili – Herregårdskroen & Oslo Museums Kafe.
- Mike Sorin – Ghost Pizza.
- Martin Schiller Tønnessen.
- Antonio Guarniera – Ludo Restaurant.
More news articles
Pizza Champion Cup International, Sweden 2026
Welcome to the Pizza Champion Cup International 2026, taking place in Gothenburg on September 15! Some of the best pizza chefs from Sweden, the Nordic region and beyond will come together to showcase their skills, creativity and passion for pizza.
Visit Sveba Dahlen and Glimek at Südback
Visit our stand to explore a wide range of baking and dough handling solutions designed for artisan bakeries, retail bakeries and industrial production. Our team will be available throughout the exhibition to answer questions and discuss equipment, applications and production requirements.
Sveba Dahlen Becomes Part of Midera Food Processing
As of summer 2026, Sveba Dahlen will become part of Midera Food Processing – a new, independent, publicly listed company within food processing.