Diners get free ice cream if they go cell phone-free during their meal. — -- A mother of two kids who spent an entire meal on her cell phone and not communicating with her kids sparked an idea in ...

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Fast food chain Chick-fil-A is encouraging customers to ditch their smartphones during dinner, even placing boxes called "cell phone coops" on the tables at some of its locations. The point is to get ...

'Cell Phone Coop' Challenge. Read here to find out how it works. (Chick-fil-A) With the Chick-fil-A marketing phenomenon taking wing on social media, the chain's Harvey outlet plans to challenge its ...

PHILADELPHIA (CNN) --A Chick-fil-A owner in Georgia is trying to bring families closer together during meals with a challenge. Along with more quality time, customers who complete the challenge also ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The “Cell Phone Coop” challenges families to put down the cell phone and enjoy an uninterrupted meal with each other. Brad Williams, a Chick-fil-A Operator in Suwanee, Georgia, ...

SUWANEE, Ga. (WGNO) – A Chick-fil-A in Georgia wants those sitting down in its restaurant to get off their phones and talk to one another. To get people to do this, Operator Brad Williams made it a ...

Many of us are guilty of paying more attention to our screens than each other at the dinner table, but one fast-food chain is trying to discourage distraction and encourage interaction with a new ...

Sometimes, the phone can be a great distraction for the children, which creates a better experience for everyone nearby, says Heather Reynolds of Strasburg. But there are times when you can put the ...

Our smartphones hold our schedules, emails, social networks and photos. It can be tough to ignore this wealth of information, even during meals with family or friends. That’s why some people are ...