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Iowa Culver's team members win $50K

The Culver's restaurant in Sioux Center, Iowa, is the winner of the 2015 Culver's Crew Challenge.

February 23, 2016

The Culver's restaurant in Sioux Center, Iowa, is the winner of the 2015 Culver's Crew Challenge, designed to reward teamwork driven by great leadership and exceptional performance for Culver's guests. This was the fourth year of the chain's national competition with $50,000 to be shared among the restaurants' team members, according to a company press release.

In this competition, among more than 500 restaurants that were open as of Jan. 1, restaurants and team member performance were evaluated in the areas of quality, service, cleanliness, hospitality, community outreach, and team member training and development.

Tony Milazzo, owner of eight Culver's restaurants in Illinois and Wisconsin, is the recipient of the 2015 GM Culver Award. The award, named after the father of co-founder Craig Culver, is the highest honor in the organization which recognizes individuals who have demonstrated long-term visionary leadership and success, the release stated.

Kevin Adams, who opened his first Culver's restaurant in Sierra Vista, Arizona, in 2015, is the recipient of the restaurant chain's Newcomer Award. The award is presented annually to a new Culver's franchisee who, during their training, opening process and first year of operation, has exemplified the Culver's spirit that is important to the organization's collective success.

The awards were presented at the recent Culver's national convention in Phoenix.