[edit] Doubt surrounding the 'pizza-meat' binding-agent
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There is some doubt surrounding which binding-agent is being used in the 'pizza-meat' mixture[4]. One of the webpages on the Stabburet website states that the binding-agent being used is soy protein[5], while another states that the binding-agent being used is gelatin based on swine.[6] In an 1997 article from the online editon of the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet, the Factory Director, Ivar Moss, is being referred to as saying, with the Information Director in Orkla Foods, Håkon Mageli present, that they have recently switched the binding-agent from soy protein to gelatin.[7] On the Grandiosa boxes, it's saying, that the binding-agent being used is soy protein.[8][9][10]


[edit] Pizzas produced on the Grandiosa pizza-factory in Stranda, not being sold in Sweden
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There seems to be a small paradox surrounding the fact that the extremely popular Norwegian Italian-style Orkla Group Stabburet Grandiosa pizzas[11] aren't being sold in Sweden, even if the far less popular Norwegian American-style Orkla Group Stabburet Big One pizzas[12] are. (Under the product-name 'Grandiosa Pan Pizza', and the Orkla Group producer-label 'Procordia Food').[13]

In Sweden, only "Grandiosa"-pizzas produced on the Orkla Group Procordia Food pizza-factory in Vansbro in Dalarna in Sweden[14], and on the Orkla Group Stabburet Big One pizza-factory in Stranda in Norway, are being sold.[15]

In the rural West-Norwegian municipality of Stranda, there are actually two Orkla Group Stabburet pizza-factories. One Big One-factory, and one Grandiosa-factory.[16]

The American-style pizzas produced on the Big One-factory, are being sold as 'Big One' pizzas in Norway[17], and as 'Grandiosa Pan Pizza' in Sweden and Finland.[18][19]

The Italian-style pizzas produced on the Grandiosa-factory are being sold as 'Grandiosa' pizzas in Norway[20], and as 'Grandiosa' pizzas of the type 'Perhepizzat' in Finland.[21]


[edit] References
^ Sverre Bjørstad Graff (2002-07-01). Grandiosa - den store testen! (Norwegian). Retrieved on 2006-10-14.
^ Joakim Thorkildsen (2006-03-14). 300 000 har lastet ned Grandiosa-låt (Norwegian). Retrieved on 2006-10-14.
^ Stabburet. Merker og Produkter - Grandiosa (Norwegian). Retrieved on 2006-10-14.
^ Stabburet. Storhusholdning: Produktkatalog - Grandiosa Pizza 10x585g (Norwegian). Retrieved on 2007-12-01.
^ Stabburet. Storhusholdning: Produktkatalog - Grandiosa Pizza 10x585g (Norwegian). Retrieved on 2007-12-01.
^ Stabburet. Ernæring og helse - Næringstabeller - Grandiosa (Norwegian). Retrieved on 2007-12-01.
^ Dagbladet. Forretningshemmelighet til 25,90 (Norwegian). Retrieved on 2007-12-01.
^ Veggavisen. Kultur - Mat og drikke - Hvordan kjøtt er det i Pizza Grandiosa (In this message-board thread, one of the users has added a picture of the Pizza Grandiosa box, taken with a digital camera, showing that it's saying on the box, that the binding-agent being used is soy protein) (Norwegian). Retrieved on 2007-12-02.
^ Islam.no. Salam Diskusjonsforum - Pludring og prat - Topic: Bacon-snacks (The users of this muslim message-board, seems to think that the binding-agent being used is soy protein) (Norwegian). Retrieved on 2007-12-02.
^ Grandiosa. Perhepizzat - Grandiosa (Click the 'Grandiosa Classic 585g'-link, to see that it's saying on the Finnish Grandiosa-website, that the binding-agent being used is 'soijaproteiina', soy protein) (Finnish). Retrieved on 2007-12-01.
^ Stabburet. Merker og produkter - Pizza - Pizza Grandiosa (Norwegian). Retrieved on 2007-12-03.
^ Stabburet. Merker og produkter - Pizza - Big One Pizza (Norwegian). Retrieved on 2007-12-02.
^ Grandiosa. Hitta din idealpizza (Click 'Pizzor' on the webpage, to get to the menu showing pictures of the different pizza-types being sold in Sweden) (Swedish). Retrieved on 2007-12-01.
^ Procodia Food AB. Våra produktionsanläggningar - Vansbro, Dalarna (Click 'OM PROCORDIA FOOD' and 'Produktionsanläggningar' on the webpage, to see the different production-sites) (Swedish). Retrieved on 2007-12-02.
^ Grandiosa. Hitta din idealpizza (Click 'Pizzor' on the webpage, to get to the menu showing pictures of the different pizza-types being sold in Sweden) (Swedish). Retrieved on 2007-12-01.
^ Veiatlas.no - Din reiseplanlegger med presentasjon av norske hjørnestensbedrifter. Stabburet AS Stranda, Kyrkjegata (Norwegian). Retrieved on 2007-12-01.
^ Stabburet. Merker og produkter - Pizza - Big One Pizza (Norwegian). Retrieved on 2007-12-02.
^ Grandiosa. Hitta din idealpizza (Click 'Pizzor' on the webpage, to get to the menu showing pictures of the different pizza-types being sold in Sweden) (Swedish). Retrieved on 2007-12-01.
^ Grandiosa. Grandiosa - Pannupizzat (Finnish). Retrieved on 2007-12-02.
^ Stabburet. Merker og produkter - Pizza - Pizza Grandiosa (Norwegian). Retrieved on 2007-12-03.
^ Grandiosa. Grandiosa - Perhepizzat (Finnish). Retrieved on 2007-12-01.

[edit] External links
Grandiosa Norway
Grandiosa Finland
Grandiosa Sweden
GrandiosaLANDs homepage
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandiosa"
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