Not only do I write about franchise trends, but I get to experience them, first hand. My main franchise blog has a wonderful feature that enables me to see what my readers were looking for when they  arrived on my little piece of internet property. I know that I am probably giving away some FREE SEO tips to some minor league franchise bloggers, but the two most popular searches to
The Franchise King Blog are:

1. Solar Franchises
2. Green Franchises

There you have it.  The Green trend is huge, and is growing everyday. An internet marketer friend of mine's wife just started her own Green blog. It turns out that she is a really good writer, and has some great ideas for "greening" things up around your home. Check it out. Mom Goes Green.

The franchise industry quickly realized that Green is in. {And won't be out for a long long time} Some examples:

Pizza Fusion
Not only do Pizza fusion franchisees only use organic ingredients, but they only use Toyota Prius's {Hybrid Car} to deliver the pizza's to their customers doors!

Honest-1 Auto Care
This new franchise concept bills themselves as the first auto care company with a Green mission.
Their ECO-TuneUp^™ includes a 21 point inspection, the use of synthetic oil, lifetime oil and air filters, platinum spark plugs, and much more.

College Hunks Hauling Junk
Junk removal has become a huge business. As more and more baby boomers start downsizing into smaller homes {A trend,folks!}, stuff needs to be hauled away. Of course, if it all goes into landfills, then Green is not the color. This franchise is serious about recycling. See this video.

Naturalawn Of America
The first organic lawn care franchise service, opened its doors in 1987. The company has grown from first year revenues of $300K to over $30 million annually as of 2006. Franchisees only use environmentally safe products.

Yes! Solar Solutions
This very young franchise company out of Sunny California is putting up retail franchise stores. Franchise owners will be consultants, designers, and installers. need solar panels for your home? This franchise is on the cutting edge, and will handle all the details for you.

Those are just some of the examples in franchising that are Green.There are many more. Here are some additional resources that relate to Green Franchises:

The World Franchising Newsletter

Ethical Shopping

Franchise Business Opportunities Weblog

Green Franchise Directory

Franchise Times Magazine

Franchise.com