LOUISVILLE, KY - It's a decision most Americans struggle with everyday usually about 11:30 a.m. . . . What’s for lunch? Now, the answer is simply a click of the mouse away to KFCs online ordering.

To make meal planning easier and more convenient, KFC has partnered with cybermeals, Inc., the Internet’s largest online ordering system, to give San Diego residents the option of ordering KFC for delivery or takeout via the Internet.

This service is the first of its kind for KFC restaurants. "San Diego is a great delivery market for KFC," said Steve Provost, KFC vice president calendar and brand marketing. "We wanted to provide our cybersavvy customers there the option of ordering KFC online for the first time ever."

To order KFC meals online, San Diego residents simply visit www.kfc.com and enter their address, zip code and email, which will be stored for future orders. They place their order for takeout or delivery by "pointing and clicking" through the KFC menu. The site uses state-of-the-art navigation software to notify and place the order within seven seconds at the nearest KFC restaurant.

When the order is received by KFC, a confirmation is sent to the customer via email verifying the order. The order is then prepared and delivered.

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Customers will be able to place online orders only when they are within a KFC delivery area and during business hours.

"KFC’s commitment to quality and convenience make it an ideal partner for us," said Rich Frank, chairman and ceo of cybermeals. "The number of online users continues to grow every day, and we expect our partnership with KFC to be a huge success."

KFC, based in Louisville, Ky., is the world’s most popular chicken restaurant chain specializing in Original Recipe , Extra Crispy , Tender Roast and Colonel’s Crispy Strips chicken with home-style sides. Since its founding by Colonel Harland Sanders in 1952, KFC has been serving customers delicious, already-prepared complete family meals at affordable prices. There are more than 10,300 KFC outlets in 83 countries around the world serving nearly 8 million customers each day. KFC is a subsidiary of Tricon Global Restaurants, Louisville, Ky. (NYSE: YUM)

cybermeals, Inc. is the world’s largest on-line restaurant ordering service offering consumers the opportunity to order take-out or delivery from restaurants in their neighborhood free of charge. Since its December 1996 launch in Boston, New York, San Francisco and Seattle, the service has gone nationwide, with over 10,000 restaurants under contract.