Culver's to open nearly two dozen new restaurants in 11 states this year
This year, several communities throughout the country will get to experience what Wisconsinites already love about the Badger State native.
Culver's, which operates 1,000 locations across 26 states, is opening nearly two dozen new locations before the end of the year.
Arizona
Queen Creek: S Ellsworth Road
Arkansas
Harrison: Highway 43 N
Florida
Fort Meade: N. Charleston Avenue
Jacksonville: Hyatt Road
Leesburg: US Highway 441
Ruskin: 30th Street SE
Illinois
Diamond: E. Division Street
Kansas
Derby: N Rock Road
Michigan
Holland: E. 16th Street
White Lake: Highland Road
Woodhaven: Allen Road
Southfield: Southfield Road
Ohio
New Albany: N. Hamilton Road
South Carolina
Boiling Springs: Boiling Springs Road
Greenville: N. Pleasantburg Drive
Tennessee
Hixson: Northgate Mall Drive
Oak Ridge: Oak Ridge Turnpike
Sevierville: Dolly Parton Parkway
Texas
Katy: Peek Road
Wisconsin
Combined Locks: Martineau Road
Eau Claire: Truax Lane
Evansville: N. Union Street
Unsurprisingly, Wisconsin, where Culver's was founded, has the greatest number of restaurants at 150. That doesn't include the soon-to-open locations.
After Wisconsin, it's Illinois at 138, Florida at 120, and Michigan at 102. Arkansas and Wyoming each have two locations.
According to the Culver's website, there are several states — or at least portions of them — in which the company has franchise opportunities. That includes Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, and Wyoming.
Other areas, like all of Wisconsin and Michigan, roughly half of North Dakota and South Dakota, and portions of Florida, Texas, Indiana, Illinois, and Wyoming, are only available to existing franchisees currently operating there.
In 24 states, all or most of the area is considered 'future markets' that are 'currently not available.' That includes areas in California, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
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