Redding's second In-N-Out opens with owner Lynsi Snyder making appearance

Show Caption Hide Caption In-N-Out opening features special appearance The opening of In-N-Out's second Redding location featured the appearance of the restaurant chain's owner and heiress Lynsi Snyder.

Redding’s second In-N-Out opened Tuesday with a special appearance by the burger chain's owner and heiress Lynsi Snyder.

A spokeswoman for the Southern California-based company said the restaurant traditionally opens at 10:30 a.m., but the doors opened Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. without any lines.

The new In-N-Out is near the corner of Churn Creek Road and South Bonnyview Road next to the Valero gas station.

The restaurant will employ about 60 people who will make a starting wage of $14 per hour, the company said in a news release.

In-N-Out regional manager Kevin McCoy said the business is looking to hire more workers and will accept job applications after the opening.

In-N-Out will feature a drive-thru lane and inside the restaurant there be seating for 69 customers.

The restaurant will be open daily from 10:30 a.m. to 1 a.m. Sunday through Thursday, and 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. Friday and Saturday.

In an interview, Snyder, 37, reminisced about growing up in this area and working at Redding's original In-N-Out when it opened in 1999.

"I worked there. I was an original hire there. It was exciting," Snyder said.

She said people were skeptical at the time whether the restaurant would attract that many customers.

"There were a lot of people that thought, 'No. It's not going to do that well. It's not going to be that busy,' and it blew all the records at the time. It was very busy," she said.

Snyder remembers good times she had here.

"I love this town. I have lots of fond memories living up here," she said.

In-N-Out is part of the Churn Creek MarketPlace shopping center, which has been under construction since last year.

The burger joint will join AM/PM ARCO and Panda Express as the only businesses to open to date in the shopping center.

Eventually, Churn Creek MarketPlace will be anchored by a Save Mart grocery store. Other retailers that have been announced in the center are Ross Dress For Less and Les Schwab Tire Center.

Construction of the Save Mart store started this summer and the supermarket is expected to open sometime next year.

For years, In-N-Out has done a huge business on Dana Drive in Redding near the Highway 44 interchange. Vehicles backing up in the drive-thru lane there is a common sight.

Six years ago, the company submitted plans for a second location at the vacant lot in front of the Super 8 Motel on the southwest corner of South Bonnyview and Churn Creek. But In-N-Out was never able to finalize a deal there, though at the time, a spokesman said they weren't closing the door on a second location in Redding.

In-N-Out Burger, Ross Dress For Less coming to new center The new Churn Creek MarketPlace will have some new tenants.

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