Pizza 73 is a
Canadian
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pizza restaurant chain. It was acquired by the
Toronto
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-based
Pizza Pizza
Pizza Pizza Ltd. is a franchised Canadian pizza quick-service restaurant with its headquarters in Toronto, Ontario. Its restaurants are mainly in the province of Ontario while others are located in Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and west ...
chain in 2007 for .
Pizza 73 has 89 locations in
Alberta
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,
British Columbia
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,
Saskatchewan
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, and
Yukon
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. The restaurant's name originates from its original phone number: 473–7373. Founded by David Tougas and Guy Goodwin in 1985,
[ Pizza 73 is headquartered in ]Edmonton
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, Alberta.[
Pizza 73 was the first delivery chain in ]Alberta
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to have a centralized call center, allowing customers to order their meal by phone; Pizza 73 has allowed orders online by the internet since 1995. The restaurant has been recognized as one of Canada's 50 best-managed services,[ and one of Alberta's 50 fastest-growing companies by ''Alberta Venture''.][
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{{Pizza chains
Companies based in Edmonton
Pizza chains of Canada
Pizza Pizza
Regional restaurant chains in Canada
Restaurants established in 1985
1985 establishments in Alberta
2007 mergers and acquisitions