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Buy a Cleaning Depot Franchise

Cleaning Depot by PBJ is a Canadian B2B distribution franchise that supplies cleaning, janitorial, office, and restaurant products to local businesses, schools, commercial facilities, and service organizations. Founded in 2003 in Listowel, Ontario, the company spent more than two decades building its product range and commercial client base before beginning to franchise in 2024.

Franchisees operate territory-based supply businesses, establishing recurring account relationships with commercial clients rather than relying on one-off sales. The product range spans janitorial supplies, cleaning chemicals, industrial tools, food service supplies, office supplies and furniture, and custom business printing.

Franchise territories are currently available across Ontario and Atlantic Canada, including New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. Cleaning Depot by PBJ is a member of the Canadian Franchise Association and positions itself as a relationship-driven franchise suited to people seeking a lower-overhead, recurring-revenue ownership model.

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Why buy a Cleaning Depot Franchise?

Cleaning Depot by PBJ operates in a category where commercial clients need regular supply replenishment, making the business naturally oriented toward recurring revenue once accounts are established. The territory-based model allows franchisees to build a compounding client base rather than relying on continuous new-customer acquisition. To buy a Cleaning Depot by PBJ franchise is to enter a B2B supply business in a market that holds up consistently across economic cycles.

The franchise is family-owned and founder-led, offering direct franchisor access that larger corporate systems may not provide. The model suits candidates with B2B or corporate backgrounds, and a supply distribution business without a storefront lease supports lower overhead relative to retail or food-service franchise categories.

Cleaning Depot Franchise Costs & Information

  • Minimum Qualifications

    • Initial Franchise Fee

      $30,000

    • Initial Investment

      $903,225 - $3,070,650

  • Royalty

    • Royalty Fee

      6.50%

  • Training & Support

    • 133 hours on the job training

    • 45 hours classroom training

    • Ongoing support

    • Marketing support

Cleaning Depot – Additional  Information

  1. Training & Support

    Initial training for Cleaning Depot by PBJ franchisees covers 45 hours of classroom instruction and 133 hours of on-the-job training, providing product knowledge and hands-on operational preparation. Ongoing support includes assistance with operational systems, marketing, and business growth. Buyers of an existing unit should confirm with the franchisor what onboarding and transfer training is available to incoming owners and what ongoing support access carries over with the resale.

  2. Ideal Owner

    Cleaning Depot by PBJ targets candidates with B2B sales or account-management experience who are comfortable building and maintaining relationships with commercial clients. Prior industry experience is not required; the franchise focuses on transferable skills in relationship management, team coordination, and operations. The model suits an owner-operator who is comfortable with regular client outreach, enjoys building long-term accounts, and wants to run a recurring-revenue territory business rather than a consumer-facing or retail operation.

  3. Recognition & Awards

    Cleaning Depot by PBJ has built its reputation over more than two decades serving commercial clients in Southwestern Ontario, where reliable service and strong customer relationships have driven consistent referral-based growth. The brand has been a member of the Canadian Franchise Association since 2023. For resale buyers, brand recognition at this early stage of the franchise system's expansion should be weighed alongside the local reputation of the specific territory, including client retention, referral sources, and community standing built by the current operator.

  4. Industry / Market

    The Canadian market for janitorial, cleaning, and workplace supplies serves commercial facilities, schools, healthcare providers, restaurants, and office-based businesses that need regular supply replenishment. Demand is relatively stable across economic cycles, as cleaning and sanitation products are operational necessities rather than discretionary purchases. Growth in Canadian institutional and commercial facilities continues to support demand for dedicated local supply distributors, and the post-pandemic emphasis on workplace hygiene standards has added sustained demand across many customer segments.

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