Lynsi Snyder, the extremely private owner and president of In-N-Out Burger, is opening up about how she weaves her faith into the billion-dollar burger chain.
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“My grandparents set the bar high and I only try to raise it,” she told the outlet, adding that she wants to “maintain what we’ve started with: Not compromising the quality of product, service, or standards.”
“It was my uncle Rich who put the Bible verses on the cups and wrappers in the early ‘90s, just before he passed away,” she told the outlet. “He had just accepted the Lord and wanted to put that little touch of his faith on our brand. It’s a family business and will always be, and that’s a family touch. In later years, I added verses to the fry boat, coffee, and hot cocoa cups.”
The restaurant’s soda cups have “John 3:16” printed on the bottom, and in later years, Synder added “Proverbs 24:16” to the fries container and “Luke 6:35” to the coffee cups.
The CEO also tapped into her faith for support duringdifficult times in her life.
Snyder toldForbesmagazine last October that soon after her father’s death she entered into “year-long stretch of alcohol and marijuana use.”
At the time she married her high school sweetheart, Jeremiah Seawell, but the pair divorced after two years and she quickly entered into a second marriage. After going through two more divorces, Snyder met her current husband, Sean Ellingson.
“The things that I’ve been through forced me to be stronger,” she said. “When you persevere, you end up developing more strength.”
source: people.com
