- In-N-Out Burger is one of the most beloved burger brands in the US.
- The Snyders grew one tiny burger stand in California into a billion-dollar family dynasty.
- Rivals envy In-N-Out Burger, which has locations in seven states, for its cultlike fan base.
In-N-Out is considered the gold standard for fast-food brands, with rivals envying it for its cultlike fan base that include countless Hollywood celebrities such as Miley Cyrus and food legends including Anthony Bourdain.
In-N-Out has remained a privately run family business since it was founded in Southern California by Harry and Esther Snyder in 1948.
On October 22, the Irvine, California-based fast-food chain plans to mark its 75th anniversary with a bash at the In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip. The event is expected to feature drag racing and live music. One of the headlining bands is .48 Special, the In-N-Out band featuring the chain’s 41-year-old president, Lynsi Snyder.
Snyder’s rise to the top of the chain at such a young age was largely the result of the deaths of her family members and internal legal drama at the company. At age 23, she became the primary beneficiary of the burger dynasty. Around the same time, she was accused by another executive of plotting to take over the company and expand it nationally.
Snyder became one of the youngest billionaires in the US when she inherited complete control of In-N-Out in 2017. She has expanded the chain to Texas, Oregon, and Colorado since becoming In-N-Out’s president in 2010. Two more states are on the books for expansion: Idaho and Tennessee.
As the chain grows, so does her net worth — which reached $4.2 billion as of February 2023, according to Forbes.
In October, Snyder said she plans to release a book about the chain’s 75-year history. “The Ins-N-Outs of In-N-Out Burger” will reveal “the true In-N-Out Story,” she wrote on her Instagram page.
Here’s how In-N-Out, with over 390 locations, has grown into an iconic fast-food brand under a handful of leaders.
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