Snyder emphasized her deep ties to California and the brand’s heritage, but cited cost-of-living challenges as a reason for offering employees new opportunities to raise families and buy homes in more affordable states like Tennessee.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — As California’s much-loved hamburger chain In-N-Out Burger expands across the country into Tennessee, billionaire owner and CEO Lynsi Snyder has announced she and her family are going with it and heading east, too.

In-N-Out Burger CEO Lynsi Snyder is attempting to clear up confusion sparked by sensational headlines and misguided social media posts that led many people to believe she is relocating the company from California to Tennessee.

LOS ANGELES (KGO) -- In-N-Out's president says she is moving out of California saying, "doing business is not easy here." Lynsi Snyder announced last week on the "Relatable" podcast, hosted by conservative commentator Allie Beth Stuckey, she is planning on taking her family to Tennessee.

Lynsi Snyder, 43, is the granddaughter of In-N-Out founders Harry and Esther Snyder, who established the burger business in California in 1948 with a Baldwin Park drive-thru

Snyder cites challenges of raising a family and doing business in California as reasons for her move In-N-Out will open a new office in Franklin, Tenn