The Caputo Cup is a professional pizza-making competition held under the official regulations of the Associazione Pizzaiuoli Napoletani (APN). For the first time ever, The Caputo Cup will be held in New Zealand as part of Fine Food New Zealand 2025! Its purpose is to honour the authentic craft of Neapolitan pizza while celebrating innovation and technical excellence.
Participants will be competing in the following categories: Pizza Napoletana STG & Pizza Contemporanea.
SCHEDULE
MONDAY 30 June: 10.30am to 3pm
Pizza Napoletana STG (Specialità Tradizionale Garantita – Traditional Specialty Guaranteed) (Margherita or Marinara only)
CONTESTANTS
Alessio Micalone – Dante’s
Nexhi Chatti – Dante’s
Andon Ziu – Toni’s Pizzeria
Pietro Gennari – Pinocchio
Alberto Sala – Settebello
Lorenzo Miganti -Settebello
Tony Izzo – Takapuna Surf Club
Matt Brock – Blacksands
Matis Poupiot – Blacksands
Samuele Mari – Hook
Simone Coacci – Hook
Daniel Jefford – Bangin Pizza
Vikki George – Bangin Pizza
Ionatan Dmoch – Biga
Simone Amorese – Colombo Martinborough
Marcus Thomas Anelli Sloan – Giovi
TUESDAY 1 July: 10.30am to 2.15pm
Pizza Contemporanea (Contemporary Style Pizza) (Sky is the limit for pizzaiolo creativity!)
CONTESTANTS
Samuele Mari – Hook
Simone Coacci – Hook
Eduardo Aburto – Ayrburn
Marcus Thomas Anelli Sloan – Giovi
Ionatan Dmoch – Biga
Daniel Jefford – Bangin Pizza
Vikki George – Bangin Pizza
Alessio Micalone – Dante’s
Ibrahim El Sawda (Bob) -Dante’s
Husam Alsaifi – Dante’s
Nexhi Chatti – Dante’s
Yasin Rahmatulloh -Dante’s
Tiziano Ghelli – MF Newton
Enrico Sergas – Ms White
Simone Amorese – Colombo Martinborough
Tony Izzo – Takapuna Surf Club
The top 3 participants in each category will be recognised and awarded with a cup. The 1st place winner for each category will also be awarded with a $500 voucher from Mediterranean Foods Warehouse.
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