Alignment: Christian ownership; Bible verses printed on cups and wrappers; family-owned and family-controlled; vocally defied California vaccine mandates in 2021; donated to California GOP.
Summary
In-N-Out Burger, owned and led by Lynsi Snyder, is a privately-held California-based burger chain that prints Bible verse references on its food packaging (e.g., “John 3:16” on soda cups, “Proverbs 3:5” on milkshake cups). The chain refused to enforce San Francisco’s indoor vaccine mandate in 2021, becoming a conservative cause célèbre. Forbes later reported that In-N-Out donated $40,000 to the California Republican Party during the 2021 Newsom recall campaign. CEO Lynsi Snyder is publicly outspoken about her Christian faith.
Claims & Sources
Claim 1: In-N-Out prints Bible verse references on its food packaging.
Sources: TODAY · Taste of Home
Claim 2: In-N-Out defied a San Francisco vaccine mandate in 2021 and donated $40,000 to the California Republican Party.
Sources: Forbes (Oct 21, 2021) · Newsweek (Oct 2021)
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Aligned: Chick-fil-A, In-N-Out. Mixed: Cracker Barrel, Tim Hortons. Not Aligned: Starbucks.
COVID-19 vaccine mandate posture: Refused to enforce San Francisco’s vaccine-passport verification at its restaurants. The company publicly stated it was “unreasonable, invasive, and unsafe” to require employees to police customer medical records. The SF location was shut down by health authorities; In-N-Out kept its policy.
Source: AP — California county closes In-N-Out over vaccine verification