Requirements

Interested in becoming a member of the Culver’s family and owning your own business? Please review these important requirements.

Operational

Franchisees owning and operating their restaurants in a full-time capacity is our recipe for making sure guests receive the hospitality to make them feel Culverized. An owner/operator must maintain at least a 50 percent ownership in the business or a 25 percent ownership in the business and real estate. That's because we believe the same owner/operator philosophy that made the original Culver's such a success extends to all franchises.

Financial

You will need a minimum of $300,000 to $500,000 in liquid assets to qualify for a Culver’s franchise. One of the qualities that makes Culver’s unique is that many of our restaurants are partnerships. In those restaurants, you may see several generations working together carrying on our mission.

Trade Area

We will consider granting a Culver's franchise in trade areas that have a minimum of 15,000 people and 12,500 jobs within a 3-mile radius of a proposed site.

You should seek a location that is on the dominant traffic corridor—ideally, on the path your guests already pass as they are heading out for work, school, shopping, or recreation. Be sure the roads around your site allow guests adequate decision making time with good access and visibility, and a speed limit of 35 mph or less.

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