In-N-Out may add more territory, but the company is still talking about growth in a pretty measured way. In an interview shared on the brand’s website, owner and president Lynsi Snyder pointed to Arkansas, Mississippi, and Oklahoma as possible future markets.
Three states Snyder said are possibilities
Snyder discussed the idea while talking about In-N-Out’s recent move into Tennessee. She said that opening in Tennessee worked because the state could be served by a nearby Texas warehouse, which helps explain why expansion depends on logistics as much as demand.
She then named three states that sit between Texas and Tennessee. “There’s Arkansas, Mississippi, Oklahoma,” Snyder said. “There’s some states there that are possibilities.” The company did not present those states as confirmed openings, only as places that may make sense operationally.
Snyder also said a New Mexico store will open “soon.” In-N-Out had already announced in November 2023 that it plans to open an Albuquerque, New Mexico, restaurant by 2027, so that remains the clearest next step mentioned in the interview.
California remains a major focus
Even with possible new markets, Snyder said the chain has “lots of stores slotted for future cities in California.” That line makes California sound less like a mature market and more like an ongoing growth engine for the brand…