By Leslie Patton & Tara Lachapelle Bloomberg January 6, 2013 Following the biggest surge in takeovers of restaurant and coffee companies since the last recession, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. (KKD) and Jamba Inc. could be next on the menu. Acquisitions of U.S. restaurant, tea and coffee companies from Peet’s Coffee & Tea Inc. to Teavana Holdings Inc. reached $6.1 billion last year, the highest level since 2008, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Deals are on the rise as sales growth at coffee and snack shops are forecast to outpace fast- food chains through 2017, data from IBISWorld Inc. show. Since Joh. A. Benckiser Group announced plans Dec. 17 to buy Caribou Coffee Co., Krispy Kreme shares have climbed 21 percent to the highest in more than five years as Jamba rose 19 percent. Krispy Kreme, which introduced a new coffee lineup in 2011, and Jamba (JMBA), the smoothie maker projected to post its first profit since...