Pizza Nova Take Out Ltd., doing business as Pizza Nova, is a Canadian franchise chain of pizza restaurants headquartered in Scarborough, Toronto. The chain was founded on 12 May 1963 by a young 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.\nThere are more than 140 locations in Canada. Pizza Nova's competitors include: Pizza Pizza, Pizza Hut, 241 Pizza, Little Caesars, Domino's Pizza and other regional pizza chains.\nThe Pizza Nova location in Varadero, Cuba is not related but uses a similar logo formerly used by the Canadian company.