Arni's Restaurant

Infobox_Company
company_name = Arni's Restaurant
company_
company_type = Restaurant
company_slogan = Meet you at Arni's
location = Lafayette, Indiana
key_people = Kurt Cohen, President
Brad Cohen, Vice President
foundation = 1965
industry = Restaurant
products = Pizza
homepage = [http://www.meetyouatarnis.com/ www.meetyouatarnis.com]

Arni's Restaurant is a chain of pizzerias with locations throughout northwestern Indiana.

History

The first Arni's opened at Market Square Shopping Center in Lafayette, Indiana, in 1965, and was named for its founder, restaurateur Arni Cohen. The restaurant, originally designed to seat 120, expanded several times and now seats approximately 500.

The restaurant's success led to the establishment of several smaller Arni's locations in surrounding communities, emphasizing carryout service. A second full-service location opened in the summer of 1988. The chain currently consists of 10 company owned stores and eight franchised locations.

Arni Cohen died February 7, 2002, at the age of 69; his sons Kurt and Brad now lead the company.

Products

Pizza has always been the staple of the Arni's menu, but the restaurant also offers sandwiches, salads, pastas and deserts. Arni's also owns and operates its own distribution company, Linarco Distributing, which supplies food products both to its own restaurants and others in the area.

Locations

*Columbus, Indiana
*Crawfordsville, Indiana
*Floyds Knobs, Indiana
*Frankfort, Indiana
*Indianapolis, Indiana
*Lafayette, Indiana - four locations
*Lebanon, Indiana
*Monticello, Indiana
*New Albany, Indiana
*Pine Village, Indiana
*Rensselaer, Indiana
*Rossville, Indiana
*Shadeland, Indiana
*Williamsport, Indiana

References

*Wright, Jodi. "Pie in the Sky." Indianapolis Monthly 31.12 (June 2008): 184-184.
*"Restaurants Northwest." Indianapolis Monthly 28.14 (Aug. 2005): 295-296.

External links

* [http://www.meetyouatarnis.com/ Arni's Restaurant official website]