Weed Man franchise review
Entity: Turf Holdings Inc.
Parent: TH Canada (private, Canadian)
Ownership: private
Franchising since: 1995
121
System Size
franchised outlets, end 2024
$81K–$109K
Initial Investment
Item 7 range
$25,550
Annual Fees at $300K
#1 of 5 in cohort
+27 units
3-Year Net Growth
Stable (contract restructure)
Where Weed Man Stands vs. Peers
Fee burden (at $300K)
$25,550/yr
#1 of 5
Royalty rate
6.5% / 5.5%
tiered at $1M — rewards scale
Marketing floor
$2,400/yr
lowest in cohort (1.2%)
2024 attrition
0.0%
lowest in cohort
Disclosure quality
Weakest in cohort
6th of 6
Peer comparisons from
fee burden,
system health,
cost to enter
analysis.
Biggest Watchouts Editorial
- △ No Item 19 disclosure — zero financial performance data.
- △ Item 20 data is heavily distorted by 2024 contract merging: Table 1 shows apparent -134 net change that is entirely an accounting artifact.
- △ Technology fee is revenue-based (0.65% of prior year gross, min $1,200/yr) — scales with success, unpredictable.
- △ Canadian-origin system with complex multi-layer ownership: US franchisor, Canadian master licensor, sub-franchisor consolidation in 2025.
Strongest Positives Editorial
- ✓ Lowest ongoing fee burden in the cohort at every revenue level (8.5% of revenue).
- ✓ Lowest royalty rate (6.5%/5.5%) and lowest marketing contribution (1.2%).
- ✓ Franchisor matches 50% of franchisee advertising contributions until 2033.
- ✓ 55-year brand history (founded 1970) with 154 physical locations.
- ✓ Also offers mosquito control and perimeter pest services — multiple revenue streams.
Fee Burden Position Modeled
| Revenue Level |
Annual Fees |
% of Revenue |
Rank |
| $200,000 |
$17,200 |
8.6% |
1 of 5 |
| $300,000 |
$25,550 |
8.5% |
1 of 5 |
| $400,000 |
$33,900 |
8.5% |
1 of 5 |
| $500,000 |
$42,250 |
8.5% |
1 of 5 |
Year 5 assumptions, single territory. See full methodology.
Minimum royalty
Minimum annual royalty of $7,192 per Unit Territory (CPI-adjusted). At very low revenue this floor exceeds the 6.5% rate.
System Health
| Year |
Opened |
Closed |
Net Change |
End Count |
| 2022 |
10 |
1 |
+9 |
241 |
| 2023 |
17 |
3 |
+14 |
255 |
| 2024 |
4 |
0 |
+4 |
121 |
Contract restructure obscures data
~95% of franchisees converted to new agreements effective Jan 1, 2024. Multi-area contracts were merged, reducing reported outlet count from 255 to 117 (an accounting change, not system contraction).
Disclosure Quality Editorial
No Item 19 financial performance representation — the only lawn brand that declines to disclose. A buyer cannot assess unit economics from the FDD. Combined with the 2024 contract restructure making Item 20 data hard to interpret, Weed Man offers the least transparency in the cohort.
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