Franchises Keep Buying Up Other Franchises. Here’s Why the Big Are Getting Bigger. Posted byNate Hopper October 6, 2021 Leave a comment on Franchises Keep Buying Up Other Franchises. Here’s Why the Big Are Getting Bigger. Major acquisitions. Consolidations. Conglomerates. What’s going on in franchising? The answer says a lot about where the industry is heading-and what growth means going forward