What happens to In-N-Out?

The death of In-N-Out Burger co-founder Esther Snyder is bound to raise speculation about where the storied chain is headed, especially given the juicy lawsuit late last year. The suit, which was filed by an executive at the chain, Richard Boyd, claims that Lynsi Martinez, Snyder's granddaughter, tried to take the chain national. In-N-Out countersued, claiming embezzlement and corporate deceit by Boyd. The suit was settled in May. In an interview with the Orange County Register earlier this year, Mark Taylor, who succeeds Snyder, says that the 200-unit chain plans to add 10 to 12 new restaurants annually over the next five years, which is not a huge expansion. Whether that will change is anyone's guess. In-N-Out isn't what you would call transparent about its strategies.