Weed Man Franchise Review and FDD Snapshot

Weed Man Franchise Review and FDD Snapshot


Landscaping & Outdoor Living

Weed Man

The franchise offered is for the right to operate a business maintaining quality turf and controlling mosquitos and perimeter pests for residences and businesses by providing various professional services under the trademarked name “WEED MAN”.

Reported franchisees 154
Investment range $81,150 to $109,400
Average unit volume Not available
Latest FDD filing year 2025

Business Snapshot

  • Industry: Landscaping & Outdoor Living
  • Headquarters: Orono, Ontario, US
  • Parent group: Independent / not linked
  • Website: https://weedman.com
  • Founded: 1995

Economics Highlights

  • Initial fee: $30,000-$50,000 depending on population (up to 150k: $30k; 150k-300k: $50k). Fully earned and nonrefundable except if unable to obtain approvals/permits/licenses, then refund less greater of $2,500 or actual costs, conditioned on general release.
  • Royalty: 6.5% of Net Sales up to $1M annually, 5.5% thereafter, monthly. Minimum $7,192.46 per Unit Territory annually, adjusted for CPI. No exclusions noted.
  • Brand fund: 1.2% of Net Sales monthly until 2033, then up to 3%. Franchisor contributes 50% until 2033. Right to change after 2033.
  • Local ad minimum: Must participate in local advertising using approved materials. No specific minimum.
  • Item 19 median AUV: Not available
  • Item 19 coverage: Not available

What Weed Man Does

The franchise offered is for the right to operate a business maintaining quality turf and controlling mosquitos and perimeter pests for residences and businesses by providing various professional services under the trademarked name “WEED MAN”.

This page is generated from Franchise Fox franchise and FDD-derived data. Reported franchisee counts and economics usually come from the most recent available FDD snapshot rather than manually edited marketing copy.

Scale and Filing Notes

Latest effective date 2025-04-01
Tracked states Not available
Net unit change, 3 years -117
Tracked locations in export 0

The current Franchise Fox dataset has strong FDD coverage, but live location counts are still sparse in the denormalized export. For now, the best “size” signal is reported franchisee count.