Lynsi Snyder, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the In-N-Out fast food giant that is currently building a regional headquarters in Tennessee, confirmed during a Friday podcast appearance that she will personally make the move from California to work at the new building.
Months after it was confirmed that employees will be given the opportunity to move to Franklin, Tennessee, where In-N-Out is building a regional headquarters, while consolidating its California headquarters under one building, the CEO told the “Relatable” podcast that she plans to move to Tennessee.
The confirmation came after Snyder explained that In-N-Out had intended to consolidate its corporate locations in California for more than a decade.
“My vision for a long time has been to have, you know, these two offices under one roof.” she said of the corporate presence in California. Of Tennessee, she told the host, “We’re building an office in in Franklin. So I’m actually moving out there.”
Snyder also explained why Tennessee was chosen for a regional headquarters instead of Texas or Florida, attributing the decision to the musical artist and businessman Bob Ritchie, who is better known as the performer Kid Rock.
“I think Kid Rock, his name is Bob, I think he’s the one that actually drew the new map and he put the line up from Texas, grabbed Tennessee, went around Tennessee and back up,” said Snyder. “I guess I would say a man plans his ways, and God takes his steps, you know? We had had a plan and then he snuck that in there.”
She then noted that Texas and Florida were both considered as options for the new headquarters.
“Florida has begged us and we’re still saying no,” said Snyder, noting the company is not ready to expand into the East Coast.
Rather than build a new headquarters in Texas, she explained that the company will instead warehouse and pack meat at a Texas facility, then transport it for its new customers in Tennessee.
In addition to confirming her move to Tennessee and elaborating on the company’s new headquarters, Snyder discussed In-N-Out’s 2021 decision to resist pandemic-era requirements in various California counties, which demanded restaurants obtain proof of vaccination from customers, calling it a bridge too far for the family-owned company.
“There were so many pressures and just hoops we were having to jump through,” said Snyder. “They have to wear a mask, you have put this plastic thing up between us and our customers, and it was really terrible.”
She noted, “we were shut down for a brief moment, but it’s worth it.”
Watch Snyder’s full appearance on the “Relatable” podcast:
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Tom Pappert is the lead reporter for The Tennessee Star, and also reports for The Pennsylvania Daily Star and The Arizona Sun Times. Follow Tom on X/Twitter. Email tips to [email protected].
Image “In-n-Out Burger CEO Lynsi Snyder” by Allie Beth Stuckey / Relatable
It is appropriate that In-N-Out would relocate from California to Franklin considering what Franklin has turned in to. She will feel right at home.
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