Food
security and safety is first for all restaurants but information security is
second in top of mind awareness for consumers today according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®. KFC is
looking for a new electricity to
drive incremental top line sales and bottom line profits with a new strategic
partnership.
KFC
has found that new electricity in a partnership with Ingenico Group
to Simplify EMV Migration that strengthens it hand held marketing and payment platform with a new level of
security and that security is KFC new electricity, according to
Johnson; partnerships specifically strategic partnerships are driving
retail success today.
Johnson
stated that in my minds-eye the new electricity must be very efficient for the
supply and includes such things as fresh
foods grocerant consultants, urban
farming (produce, seafood, etc.), autonomous delivery, cashier-less retail,
cash-less payments, digital hand held marketing.
Retailers
the ilk of KFC to survive the next generation of retail must embrace the
artificial intelligence revolution while simultaneously
embracing fresh food that is portable, fresh, with differentiation that is
familiar not different in some form and KFC has been and continues to lead
at that. KFC keeps upping its game and other brands must embrace new fresh food
and technology partnerships more now than ever
So in
short KFC has migrated its payments system in the U.S. to Ingenico Group’s
Telium Semi-Integrated solution to simplify its path to EMV card acceptance and
to reduce PCI compliance scope while providing their customers with more
payment options and enhanced payment security. As part of the solution,
customers will be able to pay using all forms of electronic payment, including
EMV chip & PIN, EMV chip & sign, magstripe and NFC/contactless. That
according to Johnson is very important.
KFC now uses
a mix of Ingenico Group’s iSC250 and iPP350 smart terminals at the counter and
iPP350 smart terminals for its drive-thru’s, providing customers a fast and
secure payment solution no matter where they pay. Using a semi-integrated
approach, where sensitive cardholder data is routed around the point of sale
(POS), allows KFC to better protect its customers’ payment information.
Chris
Caldwell, KFC U.S. chief information officer stated “Upgrading our payment terminals wasn’t
just about migrating to EMV—it was about helping to protect our customers’
payment information and giving them the ability to pay the way they want,
whether it’s by using their mobile device or their credit card,” .... “Ingenico
Group has helped KFC U.S. transition to EMV and implement a seamless payment
experience for our customers with best-in-class terminals that accept a variety
of payment options.”
Scott
Tubbs, chief revenue officer for Ingenico Group stated “KFC has always been dedicated to
creating innovative customer experiences, and upgrading its payments system is
the latest improvement it’s made,”
“Ingenico Group’s semi-integrated payment solution provides KFC’s
customers with a multitude of payment options without compromising the security
of their information.” Do you have a security pillow?
Is your branded evolving with
consumers demand for mobile payment?
What is your new electricity? Invite Foodservice
Solutions® to complete a Grocerant Program Assessment, Grocerant ScoreCard, or
for product positioning or placement assistance, or call our Grocerant
Guru®. Since 1991 www.FoodserviceSolutions.us of
Tacoma, WA has been the global leader in the Grocerant niche. Contact: Steve@FoodserviceSolutions.us or 253-759-7869
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