LOUISVILLE, Ky., June
1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Kentucky Fried Chicken® announced
today the adoption of mobile pay in U.S. restaurants, allowing
customers to pay in seconds for their real meal hand-prepared in
every KFC® restaurant. The new system is compatible with Android
Pay, Apple Pay and Samsung Pay and is available in some restaurants
beginning now, with system-wide adoption completed by the end of
the summer.
Mobile pay adoption comes on the heels of KFC's recent
Re-Colonelization announcement, a recommitment to improving
customer experience and making the world's most famous fried
chicken the way the Colonel intended, with a Colonel Quality
Guarantee. The changes included more than 100,000 hours of
retraining for all employees resulting in more delicious chicken
and quicker service, and a redesign of 70 percent of U.S.
restaurants, which is underway.
In addition to allowing users to tap and pay with their Android,
Apple and Samsung devices inside the restaurants, the new mobile
payment system will be functional in KFC drive-thrus as well.
"Ease of use and functionality were our first priorities," said
Chris Caldwell, KFC U.S. Chief
Information Officer. "When we factored in consumer concerns about
security and privacy, we identified Android Pay, Apple Pay and
Samsung Pay as the best options for our guests."
The launch of mobile pay is the latest step in the KFC U.S.
initiative to modernize restaurants, including an $80 million investment in restaurant equipment
upgrades and a $250 million financing
program to remodel 70 percent of restaurants by the end of
2018.
About KFC
KFC Corporation, based in Louisville, Ky., is the world's
most popular chicken restaurant chain. KFC specializes in Original
Recipe®, Extra Crispy™, Kentucky Grilled Chicken® and Extra Crispy™
Strips, Hot Wings™, Go Cups, KFC Famous Bowls™, Pot Pies, freshly
made chicken sandwiches, biscuits and home-style side items. There
are more than 19,400 KFC outlets in 120 countries and territories
around the world. KFC Corporation is a subsidiary of Yum! Brands,
Inc., Louisville, Ky. (NYSE: YUM.) For more information,
visit www.kfc.com. Follow KFC on Facebook
(www.facebook.com/KFC) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/kfc).
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