Hey Alexa, ‘Tell KFC I’m hungry’

~ Finger Lickin’ Good now just a voice command away ~

National, January 21, 2019: Tired after a hard day’s work? Craving some good food, but don’t feel like even lifting a finger? Don’t you wish someone would just hear you and make your wish come true? Well, would you believe us if we told you that you can now call out your favorite finger lickin’ good KFC and Alexa will make it happen.

We kid you not! It’s time to change into comfy sweats, settle into your lazy bean bags and order that big bucket of crispy juicy goodness. To start ordering KFC on Alexa, all you have to do is enable the skill from the Alexa app and say “Alexa, start KFC”; “Alexa Launch KFC”; “Alexa tell KFC I am hungry” and you’re in for some finger lickin’ good surprise. So, sit back and dig into your treat as KFC and Alexa make ordering food at home easier than ever.

With this alliance of food and technology, KFC India becomes the first QSR brand in the country to associate with Alexa for online ordering.

Talking about this launch, Moksh Chopra, Chief Marketing Officer, KFC India said, “Voice recognition is becoming a game changer today, with millennials rapidly embracing and getting comfortable with this new technology. So, the finger lickin’ good taste of KFC is now available to be ordered through interactive voice technology on the Alexa platform – making it super easy and fast for consumers to order their favourite food at home.”

“As users get accustomed to engaging with Alexa, they look for new ways to embrace voice technology in their daily experiences. The ease of ordering food with just a few voice commands can be very convenient”, said Dilip R.S., Country Manager for Alexa Skills, Amazon India. “We are excited that Alexa users can now order their favourites from KFC in a few minutes with this new skill”, he added.

Through Alexa, consumers can now place a hands-free Cash on Delivery order within the KFC delivery radius. The KFC skill can be experienced across all Amazon Echosmart speakers as well as a range of Alexa built-in devices such as Harman Kardon Allure.

Wait no more, try your voice and order KFC through Alexa today. It’s as simple as 1, 2, 3…

Step 1: Enable the KFC skill in your Alexa app

Step 2: Sit back and command - “Alexa, Launch KFC”. Your KFC skill is launched.

Step 3: Order your KFC favourites from the delivery menu

Step 4: Sit back, relax and enjoy your meal. It’s as easy as it gets!

About KFC

KFC, a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM.), is a global quick service restaurant brand with a rich, decades-long history of success and innovation. It all started with one cook, Colonel Harland Sanders, who created a finger lickin’ good recipe more than 75 years ago, a list of secret herbs and spices scratched out on the back of the door to his kitchen. Today we still follow his formula for success, with real cooks breading and freshly preparing our delicious chicken by hand in more than 20,000 restaurants in over 125 countries and territories around the world.