In what year did Augusta Lawn Care re-acquire businesses from franchisees?
Augusta_Lawn_Care Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
[Item 20: BUSINESSES AND FRANCHISEE INFORMATION]
| State | Year | Businesses at Start of Year | Businesses Opened | Businesses Re- Acquired from Franchisees | Businesses Closed | Businesses Sold to Franchisees | Businesses at End of Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| North | 2022 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Carolina | |||||||
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Washington | 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Total | 2022 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
[Item 20: BUSINESSES AND FRANCHISEE INFORMATION]
| State | Year | Businesses at Start of Year | Businesses Opened | Termi- nations | Non- Rene- wals | Reacquired by Franchisor | Cased Operat- ions | Businesses at End of Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 2022 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Arkansas | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| California | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Colorado | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Delaware | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Florida | 2022 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2023 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
| 2024 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Georgia | 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Idaho | 2022 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Illinois | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Indiana | 2022 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Iowa | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Kansas | 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Kentucky | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Louisiana | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Maine | 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Maryland | 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Massachusetts | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Michigan | 2022 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Mississippi | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Missouri | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Nebraska | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| New Jersey | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| New York | 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| North Carolina | 2022 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
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| 2024 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Ohio | 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Oklahoma | 2022 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Oregon | 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Pennsylvania | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Rhode Island | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| South Carolina | 2022 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| South Dakota | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tennessee | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Texas | 2022 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2023 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
| 2024 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Utah | 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Virginia | 2022 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Washington | 2022 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wisconsin | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| International | 2022 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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| 2023 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Total | 2022 | 63 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 |
| 2023 | 98 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | |
| 2024 | 135 | 49 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163 |
Source: Item 20 — BUSINESSES AND FRANCHISEE INFORMATION (FDD pages 38–43)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Augusta Lawn Care's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the brand did not re-acquire any businesses from franchisees in the years 2022, 2023, or 2024. This information is based on the tables provided in Item 20 of the FDD, which detail the status of businesses and franchisee information across various states and years. Specifically, the column 'Businesses Re-Acquired from Franchisees' in one table and 'Reacquired by Franchisor' in another table consistently shows a value of 0 for all states and years listed.
This indicates that Augusta Lawn Care did not repurchase any franchise locations during the reported period. Instead, the tables show instances of businesses being opened, closed, terminated, or sold to other franchisees, but no re-acquisitions by the franchisor. This could be interpreted positively, suggesting that franchisees are generally successful and retained within the system.
Prospective franchisees should note that while the FDD provides historical data, it does not guarantee future performance. It would be prudent for potential franchisees to inquire directly with Augusta Lawn Care about their policies and procedures regarding franchise re-acquisitions, as well as the circumstances under which such transactions might occur. Understanding these factors can help franchisees better assess the long-term stability and potential exit strategies associated with their investment.