In-N-Out planning to open multiple restaurants in Tennessee by 2026 trends now
In-N-Out is 'double-doubling' down on plans to expand its business.
Officials with the California-based fast food chain announced Tuesday their plans to open a corporate office in Tennessee as well as multiple restaurants by 2026.
The move to the state is the most-eastward expansion yet for the company, whose current eastward most state is Texas.
It's a change of tune for In-N-Out, whose president once said they didn't plan to expand any further towards the east coast in her lifetime.
The fast-food chain announced it will expand to Tennessee by 2026
This map shows where In-N-Out currently has locations
The company's owner, Lynsi Snyder, said in 2018 in an interview with Forbes she believed putting restaurants in every state would take away 'some of its luster.'
'I don’t see us stretched across the whole U.S. I don’t see us in every state. Take Texas—draw a line up and just stick to the left. That’s in my lifetime,' Snyder said.
In spite of Snyder's previous statements, the company has now solidified plans to bring a corporate office and multiple locations to the state by 2026, she said.
'We are very excited to provide Tennesseans with our quality burgers, fries and shakes,” said Snyder, the sole granddaughter of Harry and Esther Snyder, the company's founders.
'In every decision I make, I always consider what my family would want. I have no doubt that my grandparents, dad and uncle would be proud of this decision to grow our Associate family and serve even more amazing Customers beginning in Nashville and the surrounding areas,' the president continued.
Currently, In-N-Out has 385 locations in the U.S. across California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Oregon, Colorado and Texas.
The California-based company is located in just seven states
There are currently 385 locations nationwide
Snyder said in a statement Tuesday the company expects to begin construction on a corporate office in Franklin, Tennessee late next year.
The office will oversee the 'Eastern territory' according to the owner.
Snyder told the Tennessean Nashville is at least one possibility for a location, but it's too early to announce anything.
'When we've opened in new states, we get overwhelmed with customers so we generally try to open two in one day when we are first stepping into a state,' she said
'We will start with two and probably
