Grandiosa Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids
Grandiosa
The official logo of Grandiosa Pizza
Type	Frozen pizza
Owner	Orkla Group
Introduced	11 February 1980
Markets	Nordic countries (especially Norway) Poland
Website	Grandiosa.no

Pizza Grandiosa is a super popular brand of frozen pizza in Norway. Many people just call it Grandiosa or even Grandis! It's known as Norway's favorite frozen pizza.

A Slice of History
More Than Just Pizza
How Grandiosa Reaches Its Fans
Delicious Varieties
Images for kids
See also

A Slice of History

A Hummer car with Grandiosa pizza advertising

An example of a baked Grandiosa pizza

Grandiosa pizza first started being made on February 11, 1980. It was created by a company called Nora, which is now known as Stabburet. They made the pizzas in a town called Stranda in Sunnmøre, Norway.

Grandiosa was one of the first frozen pizzas ever made in Norway. It quickly became a huge hit! Even today, it's still the best-selling pizza brand in Norway. This is true even with lots of other pizza brands trying to compete.

In 2002, Stabburet decided to make Grandiosa even more popular. They used fun marketing ideas and made many new kinds of Grandiosa pizzas. This pizza is also sold in other countries like Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Poland, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands. But the toppings might be a bit different in Sweden and Finland!

More Than Just Pizza

Grandiosa is a big part of modern Norwegian culture. People love to talk about it, sometimes in funny ways! Some even call it Norway's "modern national dish." Others joke that it's like "cardboard" or "laziness in a box." But whether they love it or joke about it, almost everyone in Norway knows Grandiosa!

In 2005, an unofficial book about Grandiosa came out. It was called Grandiosaland. The book shared funny stories about the pizza. For example, one story was about a man who had to blend his Grandiosa to eat it because his jaw was broken! The book also talked about favorite Norwegian activities like hyttetur (trips to cabins) and dugnad (when people help each other with community tasks).

How Grandiosa Reaches Its Fans

Stabburet has used some really clever ways to tell people about Grandiosa.

In 2004, they had a very successful text message (SMS) voting campaign. People could vote for new toppings to add to the pizza.
Another great idea was their hit mobile ring tone called "Respekt for Grandiosa" (Respect for Grandiosa). This song was downloaded 300,000 times in just one and a half months! It even became the number one song in Norway for eight weeks in 2006.

A huge number of Grandiosa pizzas have been sold – over 260 million! Each year, about 24 million Grandiosa pizzas are made for Norway's 5.4 million people. That's a lot of pizza!

Delicious Varieties

Besides the original Grandiosa, there are many different kinds to try.

Introduced	Name	Type	Notes
11 November 1980	Grandiosa	"Pizzameat" (40% beef), cheese, tomato sauce and red bell pepper	This is the very first Grandiosa pizza.
2002	Grandiosa Mild Taco	Taco spiced meat and corn	This one was later replaced by Kjøttdeig & Løk.
2004	Grandiosa Pepperoni	Pepperoni and oregano	Even though it didn't win the 2004 pizza vote, it's still sold!
2004	Grandiosa Kjøttdeig & Løk	Minced meat and onion	This pizza won the big pizza election in 2004.
2005	Grandiosa Taco	Taco spiced meat	This one won the pizza election in 2005.
2005	Grandiosa Pølse & Tomat	Sausage and tomato	This pizza lost the election to Taco.
	Grandiosa Porsjonspizza	Portion Pizza	This is a smaller, plate-sized version of the original Grandiosa.
2006	Grandiosa Lørdagspizza	Meatballs, beef, onion, red bell pepper and a dip	This means Grandiosa – Saturday Pizza. It tastes great with extra sour cream for dipping.
2007	Grandiosa Full Pakke	Meatballs, dip, pepperoni and ham.	This name means Grandiosa – Full Package.
2007	Grandiosa Speltpizza	Ham, mozzarella and spelt crust.	This is Grandiosa – Spelt Pizza, made with a special spelt crust.
2009 and 2016	Grandiosa Uten Paprika: Ute på Prøve	Same as the original, but without red bell pepper	This means "Grandiosa Without Red Bell Pepper; Out on Parole." It was a special limited edition for people who don't like red bell pepper. It came back in 2016 in some stores.
2012	Grandiosa - vår Hjemmelagde	Minced meat and more pizza sauce than usual.	This means "Grandiosa - our Home-made." It's a bigger, family-sized pizza with a thick, soft crust, made to feel more like homemade.