The Highest Yielding Stocks From The Restaurants Industry Researched By Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Food store concepts are interesting growth opportunities. If they also pay good dividends, they should be a part of your portfolio. I analyzed the restaurants industry by the best yielding operator. Nearly 50 companies are listed of which 16 pay dividends. The average industry yield amounts to 2.4 percent; price to earnings ratio is 21.4.