ANN ARBOR Mich. Domino’s Pizza has named Crispin Porter + Bogusky as lead creative ad agency of record. The pizza chain said ads to break in the first quarter of 2008 will take a “new, edgy approach,” which the agency has a reputation of...

NEW YORK The city's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene characterized yesterday's federal court dismissal of the agency's controversial menu-labeling rule as a temporary setback that would keep calorie information off local menus for just "a...

LONDON London has beat out Paris, Tokyo and New York as the most expensive dining-out city in the world, said restaurant-rating company Zagat Survey, which released the 2008 London Restaurants survey on Wednesday. Zagat’s survey of more...

SACRAMENTO Calif. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Tuesday called for a special session of the state Legislature to forge an agreement on health care reform. The governor also pledged to veto a health care bill passed Tuesday by the...

PLANO Texas A group of restaurant veterans led by Mark Bromberg, president and chief executive of management and consulting firm Apex Restaurant Group and the former chairman of Metromedia Restaurant Group, have formed a private-equity fund...

OAK BROOK Ill. McDonald’s Corp. again cited breakfast, beverages and new menu offerings as drivers of a global August same-store sales jump of 8.1 percent, which doubled most analysts’ expectations. The worldwide increase was fueled by a 7.4...

VANCOUVER Wash. The Burgerville regional quick-service chain said it has added a $2.99 "natural" hot dog as a promotional item available until Nov. 5. The all-beef dogs are made without preservatives from cattle that were raised without...