Besides the CARSTAR facility, what other franchised and company-owned businesses, such as Take 5 and UniglassPlus, does the FDD mention in Canada, and how are they related to Carls?
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
CARSTAR facility in Canada; (v) 30 franchised Take 5 outlets and 7 company-owned Take 5 outlets in Canada; (vi) 57 franchised UniglassPlus businesses, 27 franchised UniglassPlus/Ziebart businesses, and 5 franchised Uniglass Express businesses in Canada, and 2 company-owned UniglassPlus businesses and 1 company-owned UniglassPlus/Ziebart business in Canada; (vii) 10 franchised VitroPlus businesses, 57 franchised VitroPlus/Ziebart businesses, and 4 franchised Vitro Express businesses in Canada, and 3 company-owned VitroPlus businesses and no companyowned VitroPlus/Ziebart businesses in Canada; (viii) 32 franchised Docteur du Pare Brise businesses and no company-owned Docteur du Pare Brise businesses in Canada; (ix) 12 franchised Go! Glass & Accessories businesses and no franchised Go! Glass business in Canada, and 8 company-owned Go! Glass & Accessories businesses and no company-owned Go! Glass businesses in Canada; and (x) 8 franchised Star Auto Glass businesses and no company-owned Star Auto Glass businesses in Canada.
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, Carls is under the Driven Holdings umbrella, which also indirectly owns other franchise systems operating in Canada. Specifically, Driven Holdings is the indirect parent company to franchisors such as Meineke, Maaco, 1-800-Radiator, Carstar, Take 5, UniglassPlus/Uniglass Express, Vitro Plus/Vitro Express, Docteur du Pare Brise, Go! Glass & Accessories/Go! Glass, and Star Auto Glass.
As of December 30, 2023, the number of franchised and company-owned locations in Canada for these brands were: 15 franchised Meineke centers, 18 franchised Maaco centers, 10 1-800-Radiator franchises, 313 franchised CARSTAR facilities and 1 company-owned CARSTAR facility, 30 franchised Take 5 outlets and 7 company-owned Take 5 outlets, 57 franchised UniglassPlus businesses, 27 franchised UniglassPlus/Ziebart businesses, and 5 franchised Uniglass Express businesses, and 2 company-owned UniglassPlus businesses and 1 company-owned UniglassPlus/Ziebart business, 10 franchised VitroPlus businesses, 57 franchised VitroPlus/Ziebart businesses, and 4 franchised Vitro Express businesses, and 3 company-owned VitroPlus businesses, 32 franchised Docteur du Pare Brise businesses, 12 franchised Go! Glass & Accessories businesses, and 8 company-owned Go! Glass & Accessories businesses, and 8 franchised Star Auto Glass businesses.
This means that a Carls franchisee is part of a larger network of automotive-related franchises. While Carls itself focuses on the quick-service restaurant sector, its parent company's involvement in the automotive industry could potentially lead to cross-promotional opportunities or shared resources in the future. However, the FDD states that Carls does not engage in any other business or offer franchises in any other line of business, indicating that the brand is primarily focused on its core restaurant operations.