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CULVER’S FACT SHEET Fast Facts
• The first Culver’s opened in Sauk City, Wisconsin, in 1984.
• The first successful franchised restaurant opened in Baraboo, Wisconsin, in 1991.
• The first restaurant outside of Wisconsin was in Buffalo, Minnesota.
• Culver’s was co-founded by Craig and Lea Culver and Craig’s parents, George and Ruth.
• Culver Franchising System, LLC is a privately held company established in 1987, based in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin.
• There are more than 650 restaurants in 24 states. • Culver’s restaurants employ roughly 25,000 team
members each year. • Each restaurant employs between 30 and 75 team
members year-round, including seasonal positions. • Restaurants seat 98–118 guests.
Fun Facts
• In 2017, Culver’s served 6.3 million half pints of milk for Kids Meals.
• Culver’s purchases 44,000 pounds of chicken per day.
• In 2017, over 70 million pounds of milk went into Culver’s cheese.
• Culver’s ground beef is a blend from three cuts of beef. Culver’s serves over 26 million pounds of ground beef per year.
The Culver’s Menu
We put our heart and soul into every meal. From Midwest-raised beef to local dairy, we use only the best, most wholesome ingredients. Find out more of our cooked-to-order choices by visiting https://www.culvers.com/menu-and-nutrition.
Customer Service
Our mission is that every guest who chooses Culver’s leaves happy. This focus has both helped us earn many customer service awards and, more importantly, helped us turn our fans into loyal guests and neighbors.
Franchise System
Culver’s owner-operators have one thing in common, and that’s a commitment to our founding principles of hospitality, quality, freshness and service to the community. Our owner-operators are critical to Culver’s success because they’re present and engaged in their businesses every day, working side by side with their teams to provide leadership and career development. Culver’s offers its Franchise Mentoring Program to give top-performing general managers in our restaurants the support and opportunities needed to take the next step and become a Culver’s owner-operator. To date, more than 175 current franchise owner-operators have graduated from the Franchise Mentoring Program and own their own Culver’s. In fact, according to a recent survey by the Franchisee Business Review, Culver's is rated number one in franchisee satisfaction by more than 4,300 franchisees in the United States and Canada. Not only that, Culver's earned the number one spot with Franchise Business Review's 2016 Top 50 Franchises list. Charitable Giving Programs Serving friends and neighbors is our passion. Our independently owned restaurants and National Support Center are proud to support education, smart farming and community-building programs that strengthen our friends and neighbors today—and tomorrow. The three arms of Culver’s charitable giving are the Thank You Farmers® Project, Culver’s Foundation and Culver’s Giving Local. Our Thank You Farmers Project’s mission: Serving friends and neighbors is our passion. To make sure we have enough good, wholesome food to serve our growing population, we support agricultural education programs that encourage smart farming. Our Culver’s Foundation mission: Serving friends and neighbors is our passion. We begin right here in our communities by making sure folks have access to basic needs, promoting the development of our youth and their families through scholarships, and local giving in all of our hometowns, including where we got our start. Our Give Local mission: Serving friends and neighbors is our passion. We believe this goes beyond the restaurant, and we work hard locally to provide meaningful support that will strengthen our communities.
Executive Leadership
Joe Koss, President and CEO Jeff Bonner, COO Craig Culver, Co-founder Lea Culver, Co-founder
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