In-N-Out Expands to Tennessee

An In-N-Out Burger restaurant in Alhambra, Calif., on Aug. 30, 2018. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images)

Southern California’s famous restaurant chain In-N-Out Burger announced Jan. 10 it will open stores in Tennessee. Plans for a corporate office in the City of Franklin—just south of Nashville—are also underway.

In-N-Out will open up its first restaurants in the eastern state in 2026, according to the company.

“We are very excited to provide Tennesseans with our quality burgers, fries and shakes,” Lynsi Snyder, the company’s president, said in a Jan. 10 statement.

The company plans to invest $125.5 million in the move and create more than 275 new jobs in Williamson County, Tennessee, according to the state’s Department of Economic and Community Development.

The proposed corporate office will occupy a 100,000-square-foot office off Interstate 65 in Franklin, with human resources, internet and technology, and operations management employees occupying the space.

Gov. Bill Lee thanked the burger chain for bringing business into the state.

“Tennessee’s unmatched business climate, skilled workforce, and central location make our state the ideal place for this family-run company to establish its first eastern United States hub,” he said in a statement Wednesday. “We thank In-N-Out for planting roots in Williamson County and creating new jobs for Tennesseans.”

Franklin Mayor Ken Moore Lee also supported the burger chain’s arrival.

“We are proud to add In-N-Out Burger to the ever-growing list of world-class companies that have decided to establish operations within the City of Franklin,” he said in a statement.

The chain was established in Baldwin Park, California, in 1943 and is now reportedly worth $3 billion with stores also in Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Texas, and Oregon.