How Culver's compares
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Training
Culver's requires operators to complete a full-time Franchisee Development Program offered three times per year in Prairie du Sac, WI, approximately 120 hours classroom and 550 hours on-the-job training. The management team of 7-9 individuals must complete a separate New Manager Training Program. The program is free; franchisees pay travel and living costs ($20K-$80K).
Territory
Culver's grants a Designated Territory with typically a 3-mile radius around the restaurant, within which no other Culver's will operate. Territory may be smaller based on density or site characteristics. Culver's reserves rights to distribute through alternative channels outside the territory.
Support
Culver's provides field consultants conducting periodic evaluations, advisory services, and electronic access to the Operations Manual. An Advertising Fund (2.5% of Gross Sales) covers national advertising, with an additional 1% minimum local advertising requirement.
Data source
Extracted from the Culver's Franchise Disclosure Document, effective 3/30/2026 (WDFI filing #640580). FDDs are filed under the FTC Franchise Rule; Wisconsin's DFI publishes them as public records. How we extract this data.
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