{"id":522194,"date":"2026-11-07T23:28:09","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T23:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/522194\/"},"modified":"2026-11-07T23:28:09","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T23:28:09","slug":"in-n-out-owner-vows-chain-will-always-be-in-calif-calling-exit-dumbest-business-decision-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/522194\/","title":{"rendered":"In-N-Out owner vows chain ‘will always be’ in Calif., calling exit ‘dumbest business decision ever’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lynsi Snyder, president and owner of In-N-Out, moved her family to Tennessee recently but reaffirmed that the iconic burger chain will never abandon California.<\/p>\n

In an interview with actor Terry Crews that In-N-Out posted online<\/a>, she was asked how the company will retain its California DNA as it expands to more states around the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is where we started. It\u2019s where we are now, and it\u2019s where we will always be,\u201d Snyder replied. <\/p>\n

Her grandparents opened the first In-N-Out in Southern California in 1948, and the company has gradually expanded to other parts of the state\u2014and to other parts of the country.<\/p>\n

While far from being the biggest chain, it retains a cult following that has helped its expansion as people who moved out of California make pilgrimages when restaurants open in new states.<\/p>\n

But Snyder, who grew up in Northern California, revealed last year that she and her family were moving to Tennessee<\/a>, saying that raising kids was difficult in the state and that \u201cdoing business is not easy\u201d there either. <\/p>\n

That sparked fears In-N-Out might leave California, prompting the burger heiress\u2014who is worth an estimated $7.3 billion<\/a>\u2014to clarify that her departure from the state doesn\u2019t mean the company will too<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In a video posted to her Instagram page<\/a> last year, Snyder told followers: \u201cWe\u2019re not leaving California, or leaving our roots behind. Each one of our locations is here to stay.\u201d<\/p>\n

Still, there has been a corporate exodus from California to states like Texas, where Elon Musk has relocated the headquarters for Tesla<\/a> and SpaceX.<\/p>\n

In-N-Out has also clashed with state authorities, such as when it refused to comply with officials and request\u00a0that customers must show proof of vaccination to make purchases during the pandemic.<\/p>\n

And the company reluctantly raised prices after California imposed higher minimum wages for fast-food workers in 2024.<\/p>\n

But during her latest interview, Snyder addressed the fears about In-N-Out, which maintains headquarters in California and Tennessee.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere were rumors about \u2018they\u2019re gonna close all their California stores.\u2019 I\u2019m like what where did this even come from? That\u2019s unimaginable. I can\u2019t even imagine that \u2014 dumbest business decision ever,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Snyder added that In-N-Out continues to grow in California, with \u201clots of stores\u201d slotted for the other cities in the state.<\/p>\n

At the same time, the company has expanded to Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Texas, Oregon, Colorado, Idaho, Washington and Tennessee. Snyder suggested that Mississippi, Arkansas, and Oklahoma are under consideration, with New Mexico also in the works.<\/p>\n

But she insisted the company is taking a slow and steady approach to growth that won\u2019t compromise on the quality of its food her grandparents\u2019 values, adding that In-N-Out won\u2019t be able to accommodate every request to open a new location.<\/p>\n

As for her own family\u2019s relocation to Tennessee, Snyder described it as \u201ckind of a God thing\u201d and said she originally wanted to move to Colorado because she loves the mountains.<\/p>\n

But her husband floated the idea of going to Tennessee instead. While they already had made plans, she recalled that \u201csomething just kind of clicked.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt it and then started looking at it, just praying, and I\u2019m like \u2018I think you\u2019re right. I think that\u2019s where we\u2019re supposed to go,’\u201d Snyder said.<\/p>\n