tion is included in the $500 license fee or ownership transfer fee that you pay. Otherwise, you may, in your sole 49 discretion, hire CRI or its designated supplier to install the R.O. Writer software
From the filings
Midas Shop
Automotive servicesMidas Shop controls software purchasing from its corporate office: new franchisees must use the R.O. Writer shop-management software Midas Shop designates, and Epicor is already in use elsewhere in the system. The system spans 975 franchised Shops, with no company-owned locations, under parent company Metis Holdco.
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Live signals
Ongoing fee load
What the operator pays every month
The recurring percentage of gross sales named in this filing. It is a floor, not a total — the filing discloses one of the two headline fees.
18%+of gross sales (FY2025)
15% reference
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
1 of these are mandated in the franchise agreement. Each is named in Item 11 of the filing, the incumbents a challenger must displace or integrate with.
maintenance fee for IMDA members is the use of theSmart eCat Epicor Parts & Labor Guide. Non-IMDA Shops will be charged an additional $129.99 per month for access to the required Smart eCat Epicor Par
g a franchise for an additional Midas Shop), you are required to use the R.O. Writer point-of-sale system in your Franchised Unit. Existing franchisees who are currently using the VAST point-of-sale s
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
17 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 9 explicit no's; 8 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.
Accounting
Must the franchisee use an accounting or bookkeeping system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
You must also use Quickbooks or an approved accounting software for financial reporting.
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesItem 14
We are permitted to use the Data as we deem appropriate without obtaining any further written consent from you than what you provide in the Franchise Agreement.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall submit to Midas, within ninety days after the end of each fiscal year of Franchisee, complete financial statements in form prescribed by Midas, including balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and statement of source and disposition of funds.
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
Except as noted below and for your warranties, Fleet Program, and point-of-sale system, you can purchase Required Products & Services from any supplier (the exclusive providers for your warranties, Fleet Program, and point-of-sale system are described below) without our approval.
Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?
YesItem 20
We have created and sponsor three advisory committees comprised of franchisees that we select, including an operations committee, a marketing committee, and an IT committee.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 11
We may modify our requirements for your computer systems (including the point-of-sale system), which may include adding required computer systems and software and designating specific suppliers for those items, from time to time in our sole discretion without any contractual limitation.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
We currently receive discounts/rebates ranging from 2% to 10% of products and services purchased from certain suppliers by Midas and Midas franchisees.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If you propose that we designate your proposed supplier as an approved supplier, because you believe they meet our specifications, you must first notify us of your proposal in writing and provide us information we may require to determine whether the proposed supplier meets our specifications.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesItem 17
assign and transfer telephone numbers to us.
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesItem 11
Have the right, at reasonable times, to visit your Franchised Unit, to inspect the merchandise, equipment and nature of the goods sold and services rendered, to examine your books and records, to observe generally the manner and method of operation of the Franchised Unit, and to address operating problems.
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesItem 17
Modification of the Section 10.11 of the The Manual and system standards agreement Franchise Agreement are subject to change; we may issue policies, procedures and regulations during franchise term.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 11
We must approve a Site for your Franchised Unit, but we are not required to locate the Site or negotiate your lease.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall purchase from Midas, Midas’s affiliates, subsidiaries, parents, or Midas’s approved suppliers (collectively, the “Suppliers”), during the Term and subject to the terms hereafter set forth, such quantities of the Approved Products as necessary to fulfill the public demands of the Approved Shop(s).
Payments
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesItem 6
You are required to pay the royalties by electronic payment transactions through automated clearing house debits (“ACH Debit”).
People
Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Purchase and require all employees to wear uniforms as may be reasonably prescribed by Midas from time to time;
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
If you are a new franchisee (not an existing franchisee exercising successor franchise rights for a Midas Shop or acquiring a franchise for an additional Midas Shop), you are required to use the point-of- sale system required by us in your Franchised Unit.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 11
We reserve the right to change, modify or amend these additional training requirements and to charge a fee for additional training courses at any time.
The filing answers no to 9 questions
- Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?Item 11
- Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?Franchise agreement
- Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?Item 11
- Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?Item 11
- Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?Item 8
- Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?Item 8
- Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?Item 8
- Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?Franchise agreement
- Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?Item 11
The vendor opportunity at Midas Shop
Midas Shop operates 975 Shops, all franchised, under parent company Metis Holdco. The FDD makes a financial performance representation. Franchised outlets grew 0.827% year over year, and the operator data maps roughly 156 located units across 125 mapped operators, concentrated in Virginia, Texas, Wisconsin, Washington, and California.
Who controls software purchasing
Midas Shop's technology decisions run through its corporate office, part of parent company Metis Holdco alongside sibling brand Tuffy. President and Chief Operating Officer Leonard Valentino Jr. oversees franchise operations, with directors David J. Sorbaro, Stephen Sorbaro, Fred Christensen, and Jennifer Papas on the board. Every Shop must operate a point-of-sale system capable of transmitting all customer and sales information for each transaction.
Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required
R.O. Writer is mandated: Midas Shop currently requires new franchisees to use the R.O. Writer point-of-sale system, and franchisees using it must purchase software support and maintenance from CRI, R.O. Writer's supplier. Franchisees must also license a point-of-sale software system able to perform the functions Midas Shop requires and purchase hardware to specification, have high-speed Internet access, and submit warranty registrations electronically to MidasLink through the point-of-sale system. Epicor is in use elsewhere in the system; VAST is named in Item 8, and existing franchisees already using it may keep it.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Item 8 runs on specifications only: franchisees may purchase Required Products & Services from any supplier without Midas Shop's approval, except for warranties, the Fleet Program, and the point-of-sale system, each of which has an exclusive designated provider. Franchisees may propose alternate suppliers for Midas Shop's approval. The initial term runs 20 years, renewable for one additional 20-year term with a renewal fee.
How to read the Midas Shop FDD
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Midas Shop, answered from the filing
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
125 operators run 156 mapped locations. 16 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Top states by locations
| VA | 27 |
|---|---|
| TX | 23 |
| WI | 22 |
| WA | 20 |
| CA | 17 |
Ownership
The portfolio behind Midas Shop
unknown of Metis Holdco.
Sibling brands
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Primary franchise filings · updated September 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.