[edit] Doubt surrounding the binding-agent being used in the 'pizza-meat' mixture
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There is some doubt surrounding which binding-agent it is, that is being used in the 'pizza-meat' mixture.[4]

On one of the webpages on the Stabburet website, it's saying that the binding-agent being used is soy protein[5], while on another webpage on the Stabburet website, it's saying that the binding-agent being used is gelatin based on swine.[6]

Questions surrounding the binding-agent, were also brought up in an article in the online editon of the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet in 1997, where the factory-managers are claiming that they have recently been switching 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 Grandiosa Original pizzas aren't being sold in Sweden, even if the less popular Big One pizzas are.[11]

In Sweden, only pizzas produced on the Orkla Group owned Procordia pizza-factory in Vansbro in Dalarna in Sweden[12], and on the Stabburet Big One pizza-factory in Stranda in Norway, are being sold.[13]

In the West-Norwegian municipality of Stranda, there are actually two Stabburet pizza-factories. One Big One factory, and one Grandiosa factory.[14]

The pizzas produced on the Big One factory, are being sold as 'Big One' pizzas in Norway[15], and as 'Grandiosa Pan Pizza' in Sweden and Finland.[16][17]

The pizzas produced on the Grandiosa factory are being sold as 'Grandiosa' pizzas in Norway, and as 'Grandiosa Perhepizzat' in Finland.[18]


[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.
^ 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.
^ 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"
Categories: NPOV disputes | Norwegian cuisine | Orkla Group | Frozen pizza brands