Taking a Retro Ride Down Hwy 55

It wasn’t Kenney Moore’s original intention to grow Andy’s Cheesesteaks and Cheeseburgers beyond its home state of North Carolina, but during one Friday night “drink think” with his key executive team, he blurted out, “what the hell are we waiting for?” The enthusiastic response was to put a plan in place to strategically grow the brand, now known as Hwy 55 Burgers, Shakes & Fries, while staying true to the core values that had served as the foundation of its success for 20 years.

This effort started in 2012 and currently there are 125 locations in 10 states -- North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, Virginia, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Texas and Ohio -- Denmark and the United Arab Emirates. Hwy 55 has sold the rights to more than 1,000 franchise locations around the world and recently signed a master franchise agreement with current franchise owner Jason Hall to bring more than 50 locations to Louisiana in the next 10 years. The brand, started in 1991, is…