Pizza Nova Take Out Ltd., doing business as Pizza Nova, is a Canadian franchise chain of pizza restaurants headquartered in Scarborough, Ontario.[1] The chain was founded on May 12, 1963, by a family of Italian immigrants. The first restaurant was located in the eastern Toronto suburb of Scarborough, Ontario, on Kennedy Road near Lawrence Avenue, which currently operates under the name Nova Ristorante. There are more than 150 locations in Canada. There is a knockoff Pizza Nova in Varadero, Cuba that uses phased out signage.[2]
History
The chain was founded by a young family of Italian immigrants — consisting of Sam Primucci, and his brothers Mike, Vince, and Joe — originating from Palazzo San Gervasio Basilicata, Italy.[3] Their first location opened on May 12, 1963, at the corner of Lawrence Avenue East, just west of Kennedy Road.