Krispy Kreme Doughnuts

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (NYSE: KKD) and Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) reached new 52-week highs of $9.78 and $39.26 per share, respectively, in Tuesday's trading session. Krispy Kreme recently said it will be adding oatmeal, yogurt and fruit juice to its menu to better position itself to compete with...

By and large, fast food restaurants continue to perform well as cost-conscious consumers still try to stretch a buck as they eat out. Though these companies also face higher commodity and production costs, some have been able to offset these costs with strategic price increases. Here are seven...