there was a krispy kreme everywhere. by the time of the great recession in 2009, the stock fell to $1. ever since then, though, krispy kreme has been bouncing back and bouncing back hard. the latest quarter was melt-in-your-mouth good. rose 8.5% year-over-year, even better, the company gave upside guidance for the next fiscal year and laid out plans to grow the store base, how much do we like growth in this stock market? right now krispy kreme has 734 shops in 21 different countries. out of those 97 are company-owned stores, 141 are domestic franchises, then the largest portion by far are the 506 international store shops, kind of reminded me of dominos. best stock we ever recommended probably. krispy kreme is now an international growth story. the company's growth plan is to ultimately have 900 international stores by the fiscal 2017 which will be calendar year 2016. they want to open up 394 more international stores over the next three years, 77% increase, that's what wall street wants. the plan is to get to 400 stores

. >> in the meantime, we have krispy kreme doughnuts.mer said on friday its stock is likely to do well. cramer said it's due to a healthier menu option, such as you can get herb oatmeal, yogurt now. >> that's not story of krispy kreme. i was driving home and heard jim and i say that. we go way back to when this was a controversial company. the company put a poison pill in place, they have broad plans for huge -- 76% store growth or thereabouts between here and 2017. that makes it a store growth story. everybody who knows me knows i don't like to hear projections put out to 2017 because so much can happen from here to there. the most important part of this story, i wish i could sit down with krispy kreme management and i should, how will they avoid this over expansion issue they had before, when what was so special became so prevalent. >> like when they expanded to australia. >> it's different management now. it will be a great story to follow going forward. >> i believe that is an invitation, wouldn't you say? krispy kreme management f y

similar to dunkin donuts, krispy kreme plans to increase the number of its shops by 71% in the next few years in the u.s. the stock is up 60% in the past year. still to come, what films may see a pop at the box office with a little help from oscar buzz. that's later. but first, why luxury is going green at the auto show this year. that's next with bill moller. the 2013 north american international auto show is now underwar in detroit. of course they've got green machines aplenty, but in some cases, i think some luxury cars are turning more heads than hybrids this year. let's talk with james bell, he is the head of consumer affairs for the number one automaker in the country, general motors. more than 50 cars debuting. i know you want to talk about the gm name plates, but give us a general overview - what are the manufacturers putting into showrooms this year in general? > > i think this year's showing off an interesting trend, and that is a result of the downsizing that is going to have to happen from the impact of all the asian, european, and american governments asking for higher fuel

i'm calling about krispy kreme donuts. sold it and forgot about it and now it seems like they reinvented themselves. the stock is up 70% since mid november and still trading. even talk about take over. >> i believe there is a turn going on. it has been ages since i looked at it. the last time i looked at it i chipped my tooth. i will do more work on it and see where this one can stop. nobody does know. robert in massachusetts, robert. >> booyah jim, hail from massachusetts. >> fantastic. >> there you go pats i don't know. >> sounds good. today, retail sales numbers were released for december and the 4th quarter. >> right. >> and the terms were solid firm, somewhat above the expectations. now, yesterday, a company called eastern pacific released their numbers with the upside bias going forward. can you comment on this company? >> this company is the old liz claiborne. >> these guys seem to be the right time. all right please. don't be alarmed the market just needs to wake up and based on my exper yeens experience it will go

so poison pill for doughnuts. >> i love krispy kremes.ssan. the company unveiling the latest version of the low cast verse to. phil lebeau has a very special guest. >> good morning, andrew. i'm joined by the chairman and ceo of nissan renault carlos ghosn joining us here at the detroit auto show. we're going to talk a little more about some of your newer products but so many comments regarding the leaf and the struggles you've had with it. characterize if you could what happened in 2012 with the leaf? >> well, you know, the leaf increased year on year. global sales increased by 22%. so people say we're in trouble because we said it would increase by 50% and increased by only 22%. but we -- some of them are, in fact, the product, we made a lot of modifications, we're coming with a model year 2013 taking care of these problems. a lot of them being $6,000 down -- >> you cut the price. >> cut the price $6,000. because we consider that the car was too expensive. we listen to the customer. and we're able to do it because we localize the product

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this morning we want to thank folks at crihri krispy kreme. >> thanks again for joining us.7: 7:25. >> it smells so good. >> have a great one, everybody. >>> good morning. breaking news. fierce storms overnight from the carolinas to maine. wicked winds knocking out power and uprooting trees after at least six confirmed tornados, including this massive twister cut a path of destruction through the south. >>> underound drama. police still negotiating this morning with a man who grabbed a 5-year-old boy from a school bus in alabama and took him to his bunker. s.w.a.t. teams surrounding the house. investigators talking to the suspect through a pipe. we are live at the scene. >>> and cyber attack. how the chinese hackers infiltrate the "new york times" computer system, even getting passwords of reporters. what may be the motivation today, thursday, january 31, 2013. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and morning, everyone, welcome to "today" on a thursday morning. i'm savannah guthrie.

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>> krispy kreme. everyone loves those doughnuts. at least i do. i haven't had one in a long time.ither. >> you remember when the stock was hot a few years ago. like a juggernaut. ashley: yeah. >> they had accounting issues and overexpanded. they are starting to come back. the stock is making a major breakout. trading three times average daily volume. >> based on what? >> i don't see news per se, that is what is baffling me. one item in a local paper in philadelphia that they reopen ad store that closed eight years ago. that is the story. the company overexpanded with bad management. things like they got their footing. i did this on one of the making money with recalls cha segments. this stock is a juggernaut, a juggernaut. listen to this. they beat the street street 55%, 10%, 50%, last three quarters. they're executing. consensus is going through the roof. street is looking for 56 cents. three months ago they were looking for 32 cents. here are the red flags. already up 17% in 2013. there is some big insider sales. nevertheless i like this a lot. ashley: acquisition target maybe o

he weighed over 300 pounds and add m.i.t.s he once ate krispy kreme donuts by the dozens.d undergoing gastric bypass surgery, al roker has finally shed the fat guy image. >> stop it some more. >> in his new book, "never goin' back" he reveals how he manages to keep the weight off and his new passion for health and fitness. >> how much do you weigh today? >> today, i think i'm 208. >> and what's your highest. >> highest? 340. >> what's your lowest? >> about 188. >> do you feel good? >> i feel great. >> al says it was a conversation with his father, al roker senior that inspired him to lose the weight in 2001, his father was dying of lung cancer. sitting by his hospital bed, al made his dad a promise. >> he said, look, i'm not going to be here for your kids. and you've got to be here for your kids. so i want you to promise me you're going to lose weight. >> take a deep breath for me. >> after years of failing at diets, al underwent gastric bypass surgery to reduce the size of his stomach. he made a video diary of his experience. >> i was expecting to be a lot, i mean really