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McDonald's restaurantTwo all-beef patties, special sauce, and fresh fruit? In an effort to keep up with those consumers looking for quick but healthy options, McDonald's (MCD) is planning to offer "Real Fruit Smoothies," coming to a Golden Arches near you this summer. The drinks will come in three sizes and two flavors - strawberry banana and wild berry.

And who better to help McDonald's announce these new products than Olympic athletes (the pinnacle of health and well being)? The smoothies debuted at the chain's three Olympic-village restaurants (where athletes can also carbo-load their favorite items from Micky D's menus).

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Monday afternoon, Campbell Soup (CPB) announced that it would continue to cut sodium in its SpaghettiOs canned pastas by as much as 35%, depending on the variety.

The sodium cut will have Campbell's ringed pasta offering a third less sodium than other canned pastas. This reduction is the second for SpaghettiOs in the past two years, which brings the food offering in line with government criteria for healthy main dishes. A one-cup serving of SpaghettiOs now has 600mg of sodium or less while providing the equivalent of a full serving of vegetables.

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Krispy Kreme doughnuts and logoSay what you want about the tasty warmth of its fresh-from-the-fryers glazed confections, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (NYSE: KKD) hasn't been leading the sweet life of late. Beleaguered and beaten down in the midst of what CNN Money calls a "sputtering turnaround effort," the company remains challenged with an anemic share price, struggling sales, and folding franchise locations.

Today, Chief Executive Daryl Brewster, who took the reins in March 2006, announced plans to retire for personal reasons. Brewster will leave his post at the end of this month. The board quickly named James Morgan, board member since 2000 and chairman of the board since 2005, to take the vacated seat.

In other news, Krispy Kreme has followed the lead of many fast-food concerns to announce that all products sold in the U.S. are now free of trans fats. KKD officials said it has been introducing zero-grams trans fat products across the country during the past several months.

Investors are cheering this combination of news, as the stock has spiked 9.5% in today's trading. Of course, given the stock's current price (around the $3 level), this represents an absolute increase of 27 cents per share.

Beth Gaston Moon is an analyst at Schaeffer's Investment Research.

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Krispy Kreme (NYSE: KKD) doughnuts Shares of doughnut chain Krispy Kreme (NYSE: KKD) are surging today as the company reported its loss had narrowed to $798,000, or 1 cent a share, in the third quarter ended October 28, from $7.2 million, or 12 cents a share, a year earlier. For the last four years the Krispy Kreme stock has been as tasty for investors as a week-old doughnut lying around uncovered. After trading in the upper $40s a few years ago, the stock has been hit by healthier eating trends, mismanagement, and even bankruptcy by some of its franchisees.

For full disclosure, I try my best to help the stock, as I buy the doughnuts whenever possible, as I think they are awesome. For me, nothing's like a glazed Krispy Kreme.

Notwithstanding today's surge in the stock, the outlook for the company is murky at best. It said that there will be more store closures which will impact revenues. Its balance sheet is nothing to write home about either. As of October 28, the company had about $23 million in cash on its balance sheet, and $88 million in debt. It had about $11 million in additional debt capacity available under its credit facilities.

While I probably wouldn't get near the stock until we see continued evidence of a turnaround in their financials, I would jump at the chance of getting another dozen to eat while I write my next few posts! What's your favorite flavor?

Aaron Katsman is the lead Portfolio Manager and Managing Director of America Israel Investment Associates, LLC. and Senior Editor of IsraelNewsletter.com. Disclosure: Writer has no position in any stock mentioned as of 12/6/07.

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