In-N-Out going national?

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Considering that Fat City is mainly about Kansas City cuisine and there isn’t an In-N-Out Burger within 1,000 miles of here, I sure do mention the chain a lot.

That’s because in my short time on the West Coast I became obsessed with the joint’s high quality. Yes, there are many good burger places in town and we do have a Five Guys in Olathe, but In-N-Out represents the zenith of fast food.

Which is why this bit in a recent L.A. Times article on the company is so intriguing: 

[CEO Mark] Taylor has been quoted as saying he intends to stick to a pattern of

opening 10 to 12 new stores a year, though [former executive Richard] Boyd claimed in his lawsuit

that he had heard him express national ambitions.

An expansion across the Mississippi would probably strain In-N-Out’s

self-generated financial resources to the limit — the chain doesn’t

even accept franchisees. But a public offering, much less a buyout by a

public company, would almost certainly render it unrecognizable.

Yes, that says national ambitions!