In-N-Out Burger

"In n Out" redirects here. For the album by Joe Henderson, see In 'n Out. For other uses, see In and out.

In-N-Out Burgers
Company typePrivate
IndustryFast food restaurant
FoundedOctober 22, 1948; 76 years ago (1948-10-22)
Baldwin Park, California, U.S.
Founders
Headquarters
Irvine, California
Number of locations
400[1]
Area served
Key people
  • Lynsi Snyder (President)
  • Denny Warnick (COO)
  • Michael Mravle (CFO)
RevenueIncrease US$1.823 billion (FY 2022)[2]
OwnerSnyder family
Number of employees
Increase 27,000 (FY 2021)[3]
Websitein-n-out.com

In-N-Out Burgers,[4][5] doing business as In-N-Out Burger, is an American regional chain of fast food restaurants with locations primarily in California and to a lesser extent the Southwest from Oregon to Texas.[6] It was founded in Baldwin Park, California, in 1948 by Harry (1913–1976) and Esther Snyder (1920–2006). The chain is headquartered in Irvine, California, and has expanded outside Southern California into the rest of California, as well as into Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Texas, Oregon, Colorado, and Idaho, and is planning expansions into New Mexico and Tennessee.[7][8] The current owner is Lynsi Snyder, the Snyders' only grandchild.

As the chain has expanded, it has opened several distribution centers in addition to its original Baldwin Park location. The new facilities, located in Lathrop, California; Phoenix, Arizona; Draper, Utah; Dallas, Texas; and Colorado Springs, Colorado will provide for potential future expansion into other parts of the country.[9][10][11]

In-N-Out Burger has chosen not to franchise its operations or go public; one reason is the prospect of food quality or customer consistency being compromised by excessively rapid business growth.[12] The In-N-Out restaurant chain has developed a highly loyal customer base[13][14][15] and has been rated as one of the top fast food restaurants in several customer satisfaction surveys.[16][17][18]

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  12. ^ Schermerhorn, John R. (October 11, 2011). Exploring Management. John Wiley & Sons. p. C-36. ISBN 9780470878217. Retrieved May 19, 2012 – via Google Books.
  13. ^ Pomfre, John (January 30, 2006). "In Calif., Internal Lawsuits Served Up at Burger Chain". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 6, 2006.
  14. ^ Bronstad, Amanda (December 5, 2005). "In-n-Out burned by exec's lawsuit". Los Angeles Business Journal. AllBusiness.com. Archived from the original on May 21, 2009. Retrieved August 6, 2006.
  15. ^ Strasburg, Jenny (March 3, 2001). "In-N-Out Burger Beefs Up the Wharf / Chain's followers now have S.F. site". The San Francisco Gate. Archived from the original on June 30, 2009. Retrieved August 6, 2006.
  16. ^ Flandez, Raymund (January 28, 2009). "In-N-Out Burger vs. McDonald's: Guess Who Won?". The Wall Street Journal.
  17. ^ "Zagat Surveys Nation's Fast Food". Zagat.com. June 8, 2009. Archived from the original on December 7, 2010.
  18. ^ Pellegrini, Frank (August 31, 2000). "Restaurant Review: The In-N-Out Burger". Time. Archived from the original on February 6, 2009. Retrieved November 1, 2008.