Besides Carls, what other automotive-related franchise brands are indirectly parented by Driven Holdings and offered in Canada?
Carls Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
Driven Holdings is also the indirect parent company to the following franchisors that offer franchises in Canada: (1) Meineke Canada SPV LP and its predecessors have offered Meineke center franchises in Canada since August 2004; (2) Maaco Canada SPV LP and its predecessors have offered Maaco center franchises in Canada since 1983; (3) 1-800-Radiator Canada, Co. has offered 1-800-Radiator warehouse franchises in Canada since April 2007; (4) Carstar Canada SPV LP and its predecessors have offered CARSTAR franchises in Canada since September 2000; (5) Take 5 Canada SPV LP and its predecessor have offered Take 5 franchises in Canada since November 2019; (6) Driven Brands Canada Funding Corporation and its predecessors have offered UniglassPlus and Uniglass Express franchises in Canada since 1985 and 2015, respectively, Vitro Plus and Vitro Express franchises in Canada since 2002, and Docteur du Pare Brise franchises in Canada since 1998; (7) Go Glass Franchisor SPV LP and its predecessors have offered Go! Glass & Accessories franchises since 2006 and Go! Glass franchises since 2017 in Canada; and (8) Star Auto Glass Franchisor SPV LP and its predecessors have offered Star Auto Glass franchises in Canada since approximately 2012.
As of December 30, 2023, there were: (i) 15 franchised Meineke centers and no companyowned Meineke centers in Canada; (ii) 18 franchised Maaco centers and no company-owned Maaco centers in Canada; (iii) 10 1-800-Radiator franchises and no company-owned 1-800- Radiator locations in Canada; (iv) 313 franchised CARSTAR facilities and 1 company-owned
Source: Item 1 — THE FRANCHISOR, AND ANY PARENTS, PREDECESSORS, AND AFFILIATES (FDD pages 7–19)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to the 2024 FDD, Driven Holdings is the indirect parent company to several franchisors that offer automotive-related franchises in Canada. These include Meineke, which has been offering franchises since August 2004, Maaco, franchising since 1983, 1-800-Radiator, franchising since April 2007, CARSTAR, franchising since September 2000, Take 5, franchising since November 2019, UniglassPlus and Uniglass Express franchises since 1985 and 2015, respectively, Vitro Plus and Vitro Express franchises since 2002, Docteur du Pare Brise franchises since 1998, Go! Glass & Accessories franchises since 2006 and Go! Glass franchises since 2017, and Star Auto Glass franchises since approximately 2012.
As of December 30, 2023, the number of franchised locations in Canada for these brands were: 15 Meineke centers, 18 Maaco centers, 10 1-800-Radiator locations, 313 CARSTAR facilities, 30 Take 5 outlets, 57 UniglassPlus businesses, 27 UniglassPlus/Ziebart businesses, 5 Uniglass Express businesses, 10 VitroPlus businesses, 57 VitroPlus/Ziebart businesses, 4 Vitro Express businesses, 32 Docteur du Pare Brise businesses, 12 Go! Glass & Accessories businesses, no Go! Glass business, and 8 Star Auto Glass businesses.
For a prospective Carls franchisee, this indicates that Driven Holdings has a significant presence in the automotive franchise market in Canada. This could provide certain benefits, such as potential synergies or cross-promotional opportunities between the different brands. However, it also means that Carls will be competing with other Driven Holdings-owned brands for market share and resources. It is important to note the varying years that Driven Holding's brands started franchising in Canada, as this may reflect brand recognition and market saturation.