There was a lot of hype around KFC's high-tech drive-thru only restaurant opening in Australia.

The store has officially opened today in Newcastle, New South Wales, allowing customers to order their food through an app or on a board and then pick it up with ease.

There's no seating available at these places; it's purely just for people wanting to grab their food on the go.

But NSW couldn't hog all the fun.

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The 'finger licking good' company has decided to open up another of these high-tech restaurants in Australia.

Chief Development Officer at KFC Australia, Inara Gravitis, has told LADbible: "We do actually have another one coming in January. It's just on the border into South Australia.

"That one will have four lanes instead of five, it's on a slightly smaller site but we do have a lot of our franchise partners really keen to see if it works; I think we'll see a lot of these roll out."

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That is big news for those people near the Victorian-South Australian border.

It's hoped that this type of concept will cut down on uber long wait lines at drive-thru restaurants. No more sitting behind the driver who has just ordered food for their family of six.

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KFC's Inara Gravitis added: "We are continually looking for ways to offer our customers even faster and more convenient ordering. KFC is committed to investing in technology and innovative restaurant designs. - so a delicious Kentucky Fried Chicken meal is only a click away!"

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"Since launching the app in 2013, it's been downloaded more than 1.3 million times, making our customers' ordering experience as customisable, convenient and time-saving as possible.

If this is a big success, there's no doubt there'll be plenty of brands that will try to mirror the seamlessness of strictly drive-thru food. Think of all those stores that you see along a highway; they would be silly not to jump on this delicious bandwagon to get more revenue from us.



You'll still be able to order at the drive-thru section of this revolutionary KFC location; just in case you were worried you wouldn't be able to swing by because you didn't order through the app.