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In-N-Out’s Lynsi Snyder Moves to Tennessee as Chain Reorients Leadership

Snyder is relocating her family to Franklin to helm a new regional office after citing California’s strict regulations as a primary catalyst for the move.

In-N-Out Burger President Lynsi Snyder, third from right, announces plans to move the corporate office to Tennessee during a visit with Gov. Bill Lee, center, and other officials in January 2023. Snyder says she will move from California to Tennessee, partly because “doing business is not easy here.”
In-N-Out Burger, which has dozens of restaurants in the Bay Area, has looked out of state for its most recent expansion pushes. 
The In-N-Out Burger logo is displayed outside of one of their restaurants on March 14, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In-N-Out Burger, which was founded in Baldwin Park (Los Angeles County), is phasing out its Irvine headquarters and setting up a new office in Tennessee, where the owner is moving. 

Overview

  • Lynsi Snyder confirmed she will move her family from California to Franklin, Tennessee, to lead operations at In-N-Out’s under-construction regional office there.
  • The company has extended the planned closure of its Irvine headquarters to 2030 and will centralize its West Coast corporate functions in Baldwin Park.
  • Despite the shift, Snyder said the bulk of In-N-Out’s more than 400 locations will remain in California while the first Tennessee restaurants target a 2026 opening.
  • She reiterated the chain’s stance against expansion into Florida and other East Coast states, citing logistical limits of its Texas meat distribution network.
  • Snyder pointed to California’s regulatory burdens and safety concerns—including pandemic-era mandates and an Oakland store closure after violent incidents—as drivers of the leadership move.