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Aver's Pizza
| Restaurant Type: | Pizza |
| Open Date: | October 25th, 1995 |
| Address: | North Location: 1837 N. Kinser Pike Bloomington, IN 47404 South Location: 317 E. Winslow Road Bloomington, IN 47401 East Location: 1285 S. College Mall Road, Suite A Columbus, Indiana Location: 2106 Central Avenue Columbus, IN 47201 |
| Phone: | (812) 339-6555 (North) 323-8333 (South) 375-9999 (East) (812) 331-5555 (Columbus) |
| Current Owner(s): | Brad Randall and Kris Kaiser |
| Manager(s): | {{{manager}}} |
| Hours: | Sunday - Wednesday 11 a.m. - 2 a.m. Thu. until 3 a.m., Fri. & Sat. until 4 a.m. |
| Website: | http://www.averspizza.com/ |
Aver's Pizza is a locally owned and operated take-out, delivery, and dine-in pizza establishment which produces a variety of creative and original pizzas.
History
Aver's was started on October 25th, 1995 by Brad Randall and Kris Kaiser, and was financed by cash advances on credit cards and donations from family members. In the beginning, the two worked long hours by themselves to get lunch and dinner business. An ad in the Bloomington Voice in December 1995 got the ball rolling.
A 'topping of the week' campaign, which later evolved into the 'pizza of the week' campaign utilized some unusual and creative ingredients such as red potatoes and baby clams. While this campaign is no longer active, some of the better creations that came out of it are still on the menu today.
In the 2nd week of January 2012, they opened up an east side location on Covenanter Drive next to Kroger's. This later moved to 1285 S. College Mall Road, and offered dine-in at this location.
Awards
- Cream & Crimson Pizza - #1 Winner of the Exotic Pizza categorty at the 1999 Pizza Festiva.
- The Parthenon Pizza - #1 Winner of the Vegetarian Pizza category at the 2000 Pizza Festiva held in Las Vegas, NV.
- Beckon Desire Pizza - #1 Winner of the Vegetarian Pizza category at the 2001 Chicago Pizza Expo "Best-of-the-Midwest Pizza Contest".
- Hot 100 Independents - Recognized by Pizza Today magazine as one of the busiest independent pizza operations in the United States from 2000 through 2005.
