Lynsi Snyder, CEO of In-N-Out Burger, plans to move to Tennessee as the company establishes a corporate office there, drawing criticism in California where the chain was founded.

The In-N-Out burger chain, with its ubiquitous palm trees and cult-like following on the West Coast, is distinctly Californian. But its billionaire owner is no longer calling the state home.

Anyone who knows me knows how often I talk about our beginnings and how our customers here in California helped bring us to where we are today," Lynsi Snyder said.

In-N-Out Burger CEO Lynsi Snyder is attempting to clear up confusion sparked by sensational headlines and misguided social ...