Kotipizza
{{Short description|Finnish pizza restaurant chain}}
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| name = Kotipizza Oyj
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| image = Kotipizza Iso Roobertinkadulla (Helsinki).JPG
| image_caption = A Kotipizza restaurant in Helsinki.
| trading_name = {{OMX|HEX110083|PIZZA}}
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| type = Julkinen osakeyhtiö
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| industry = Pizza restaurant chain
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| foundation = {{Start date and age|1987}}
| founder = Rabbe Grönblom
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| location_city = Helsinki
| location_country = Finland
| locations = 290+ (2025)
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| key_people = Tommi Tervanen (CEO)
| products = Pizza
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| revenue = {{ubl|{{increase}}EUR 15,100,000 (2010)}}
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{{Langr|fi|Kotipizza Oyj}} is a Finnish pizza restaurant chain headquartered in Helsinki. With over 290 locations, it is the largest chain of pizza restaurants in the Nordic countries.{{cite web |url=https://www.kotipizza.fi/franchise/yritysinfo |title=Tietoa Kotipizzasta |trans-title=About Kotipizza |language=fi |publisher=Kotipizza |access-date=8 April 2025 }}
Kotipizza was founded in 1987 by Rabbe Grönblom in Vaasa, Finland. By the end of 2010, the Kotipizza chain constituted some 281 restaurants in over 130 municipalities.{{cite web |url=http://www.kauppalehti.fi/omayritys/kotipizza+kasvaa+uusilla+pitserioilla/20110469927 |title=Kotipizza kasvaa uusilla pitserioilla |language=fi |access-date=5 March 2015 |archive-date=12 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812211142/http://www.kauppalehti.fi/omayritys/kotipizza+kasvaa+uusilla+pitserioilla/20110469927 |url-status=dead }} Some Kotipizza restaurants are located in conjunction with gas stations. The most northern Kotipizza restaurant in Finland is located in Karigasniemi in the municipality of Utsjoki.
The overall revenue of the Kotipizza restaurant chain in 2012 was 72 million euro. Over 95% of the Kotipizza restaurants in Finland are operated by franchising. In addition to Finland, Kotipizza restaurants are found in Saint Petersburg, Estonia and in China in Suzhou, near Shanghai.[https://web.archive.org/web/20080413172300/http://www.kotipizza.fi/Default.aspx?id=503846 Kotipizza information], April 2013[https://web.archive.org/web/20130822035159/http://trinity.siteadmin.fi/file.aspx?id=344538&ext=pdf&routing=312099&webid=312101&name=Toiminta%20kertomus%202003&width=&height= Operations report 2003], April 2013
Kotipizza has been chosen as the best franchising chain of the year in 1992 and 2009.[https://web.archive.org/web/20100223183838/http://www.kotipizza.fi/WebRoot/502837/Layout_2007.aspx?id=1104894 Kotipizza awarded as best franchising chain], 24 April 2009. Kotipizza website. Kotipizza's motto is "Pizza, Love & Understanding". {{lang|fi|Koti}} is Finnish and translates to "home". Some restaurants offer delivery and accept orders by phone or via the internet.
Pizza Berlusconi (Poro)
File:Pizza Berlusconi in Lauttasaari.jpg
Poro, formerly known as the Berlusconi, is Kotipizza's product name for a pizza with smoked reindeer, tomato sauce, cheese, chanterelle mushrooms and red onion.{{cite web |title=Berlusconi |url=https://www.kotipizza.fi/tuotteet/pizzat/berlusconi |language=fi |access-date=29 August 2019 }}
It was named "Pizza Berlusconi" in summer 2008 after Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Berlusconi had caused a minor diplomatic incident in 2005, when he said that he had to "endure" Finnish cuisine,{{cite web| title="Playboy" Berlusconi irks Finland |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4122596.stm |publisher=BBC News |date=23 June 2005 |accessdate=7 March 2015}} and joked disparagingly about Finns eating "marinated reindeer". Although marinated reindeer is a common dish in Lapland, in the rest of Finland the meat is traditionally stewed or dried.{{cite web|url=http://www.corriere.it/english/articoli/2008/06_Giugno/12/finland_pizza_berlusconi.shtml |title=Reindeer Pizza Named after Berlusconi |website=Corriere della Sera |date=13 June 2008 |accessdate=3 April 2013}}
With Pizza Berlusconi, Kotipizza won the America's Plate International pizza contest in New York City in March 2008, beating the Italian-Americans, who came in second place, and the Australians in third.{{cite web |author=Anneli Hertsi |date=15 June 2008 |title=Berlusconi-pizza kerää mainetta Italiassa |trans-title=Berlusconi Pizza gains fame in Italy |url=http://www.kauppalehti.fi/5/i/talous/uutiset/etusivu/uutinen.jsp?oid=12605&ext=rss |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329165745/http://www.kauppalehti.fi/5/i/talous/uutiset/etusivu/uutinen.jsp?oid=12605&ext=rss |archivedate=March 29, 2012 |website=Kauppalehti |language=fi}}
See also
{{Portal|Finland|Companies|Food}}
References
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External links
- {{commons category-inline|Kotipizza}}
- {{Official website|https://www.kotipizza.fi/}}
- [http://www.kotipizza.fi/fi/ Official home delivery site]
- D'Agosta, Alex. Translation to English by Giles Watson. [http://www.corriere.it/english/articoli/2008/06_Giugno/12/finland_pizza_berlusconi.shtml Reindeer Pizza Named after Berlusconi]." Corriere della Sera. 13 June 2008.
- Sommers, Sanna. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20100529053234/http://www.ylioppilaslehti.fi/2000/001215/001215pizza.html Rahan, Rabben ja hyvän pizzan nimeen]." Ylioppilaslehti.
- D'Agosta, Alex. "[http://www.corriere.it/cronache/08_giugno_11/finlandia_pizza_renna_berlusconi_464cdb58-37be-11dd-a7f3-00144f02aabc.shtml Pizza alla renna, Berlusconi 'testimonial']." Corriere della Sera. 11 June 2008. Last modified 12 June 2008.
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Category:Companies based in Helsinki
Category:Restaurant chains in Finland
Category:Regional restaurant chains