In-N-Out CEO FINALLY RESPONDS To Governor Of California After Leaving California!
In-N-Out Burger is closing its Irvine, California office and relocating 500 employees to a brand new $125.5 million headquarters in Franklin, Tennessee. Owner Lynsi Snyder, worth an estimated $7 to $8 billion, announced she's moving her family to Tennessee. She said doing business is not easy in California. This comes after In-N-Out shut down their Oakland location in March 2024. The first permanent store closure in 75 years of business. The reason wasn't poor sales. The store was busy and profitable. It was crime. Police logged over 1,300 incidents at that single Oakland address. 1,174 car break-ins. 9 robberies. And according to Snyder, gunshots went through the building and a stabbing happened inside the restaurant. Meanwhile, In-N-Out's Tennessee expansion has been a massive success. When the first three In-N-Out locations opened in Tennessee in December 2025, customers drove 10 plus hours from Florida, Mississippi, and Arkansas just to be first in line. The demand was so intense that someone created an entire app just to track In-N-Out wait times in Tennessee. With 35 more Tennessee locations planned and companies like Phillips 66 and Valero also leaving California, the state is facing serious questions about its business environment. In-N-Out officially says they're not leaving California. But with the owner relocating to Tennessee, the headquarters moving to Franklin Tennessee, and their biggest expansion ever happening in Tennessee, the line between expansion and exit strategy is getting harder to see.
