Culver vs Scores Restaurants Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Culver vs Scores Restaurants including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Culver Franchise
Scores Restaurants Franchise
Investment $2,349,000 - $5,356,000$537,000 - $737,000
Franchise Fee $55,000$45,000
Royalty Fee 4%6%
Advertising Fee 2.5%2%
Year Founded 19841995
Year Franchised 19881996
Term Of Agreement 15 years10 years
Term Of Agreement 15 years10 years
Renewal Fee $30K-


Business Experience Requirements
 
Culver Franchise
Scores Restaurants Franchise
Experience -To qualify, an individual or group must have a strong desire to own and operate the unit. Scores looks for owner - operators who are fully committed to the business and to making it a success, as well as an ability to relate well to employees, customers and the community. At Scores we are constantly seeking high caliber owner-operators with a background in food service driven businesses and a keen respect with and for the workings of a restaurant.

Financing Options
 
Culver Franchise
Scores Restaurants Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees No/YesNo/No
Start-up Costs No/YesNo/No
Equipment No/YesNo/No
Inventory No/YesNo/No
Receivables No/YesNo/No
Payroll No/YesNo/No

Training & Support
 
Culver Franchise
Scores Restaurants Franchise
Training -Eight to twelve weeks of in-store training for themselves and their key management people, in an appropriately designated Scores restaurant
Support Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperativesAssistance during the hiring process and additional support at the restaurant opening to assist with staff training and to ensure the restaurant opens smoothly. Ongoing support includes regular visits from the H/O management, regional meetings and annual franchise conventions.
Marketing Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising-
Operations 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit

Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 40 - 50

Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

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Expansion Plans
 
Culver Franchise
Scores Restaurants Franchise
US Expansion Yes-
Canada Expansion NoYes
International Expansion No-

Company Overviews

About Culver

After working with his parents in their restaurants, Craig Culver decided it was time to open one for himself. In 1984 Culver, with the help of his wife Lea and parents George and Ruth, transformed the A&W his parents owned since the sixties into Culver's Frozen Custard. Its founder's family inspired the menu for the initial Sauk City, Wisconsin, restaurant. When Culver's mother made hamburgers, she would put a dab of butter on the crown of the hamburger buns before toasting them; something her children felt made them taste better. Today, employees at each Culver's location use the same technique when making their ButterBurgers. There are Culver's locations in twelve states. All Culver's franchisees are owner/operators.
 
We’re looking for leaders with the initiative and skills to take a team of people and operate a Culver’s according to our high standards. You need energy and enthusiasm. You have to be willing to work hard. You have to love people and believe, as we do, that having a great heart is also good business.

Culver’s has grown to over 500 restaurants in 22 states.

Culver's is leading the way in the industry and in our communities. If you are craving a restaurant business made to order for you, where your financial success is directly related to how well you and your team execute against Culver’s mission that every guest who chooses Culver’s leaves happy, we invite you to consider becoming a Culver’s franchisee.

Seeking new franchise units in: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin and Wyoming

"Entrepreneur


#9 in Franchise 500 for 2020.
#5 in Franchise 500 for 2021






About Scores Restaurants

In 1995, the first Scores Rotisserie had opened in Montreal. For over 20 years, Scores Rotisserie, a Quebec business, has welcomed their guests for all occasions with generous family-style meals. It is with pride that our chefs create fresh food by hand on a daily basis using their years of experience.
Scores Restaurants offer their clients a family-type and casual setting with table service, always keeping in mind giving our clients the best value possible. That is why everyday, we strive to give our clients the best quality the market has to offer, at the best price possible, which explains our slogan: "Always more at Scores!".