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.

In-N-Out Burger’s expansion into Tennessee gained new attention this week when CEO Lynsi Snyder announced on a podcast that she is moving her family from California to the Volunteer State.

There are a lot of great things about California, but raising a family is not easy here,” Snyder, 43, said in the episode released Friday. “Doing business is not easy here.”

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