MIDDLEBURG – Culver’s of Middleburg is a Gold Finalist in the nationwide Culver’s Crew Challenge contest where Culver’s restaurants compete in the areas of quality, service, cleanliness, hospitality, community outreach, and team member training and development. The Middleburg Restaurant is one of five restaurants out of over 830 to advance. The national champion will be announced in Indianapolis, Indiana at Culver’s annual convention next February.

“I’m so proud of our team members for putting forth this effort,” says Sophie Lichte, owner/operator of the Middleburg restaurant. “The best part of this competition is that our guests are on the receiving end of an awesome Culver’s experience.”

“It always starts with people. We truly have fantastic people serving our guests in all our restaurants,” explains Craig Culver, Co-Founder of Culver’s. “And it’s really very special to me when we can recognize their hard work and dedication to their guests and communities.”

“This is a tremendous achievement and each of these team members should be very proud of their work in being named one of the Top 5 Culver’s restaurants in the country,” says Rick Silva, Culver’s President and CEO.

The competition includes prize money with $50,000 going to the National Champion. The four Gold Finalist restaurants will receive $12,500 each, with winnings shared with the managers and team members.

The evaluation of restaurants and team members comes from the Culver’s support team and utilizing elements of our guest feedback program.