McDonald’s Corporation (MCD), SYSCO Corporation (SYY): Eating Out For Income

Serving everything from the local mom and pop restaurant to hospitals and nursing homes, the company has a broad reach in a still fragmented industry. International expansion and increasing sales of SYSCO Corporation (NYSE:SYY) branded products are both additional long-term positives.

With a 3% dividend yield and more than a decade of annual dividend increases behind it, the stock is trading at a compelling price point. That said, patient types should be ready to jump aboard if the yield gets to 4%.

Good Today, Better Tomorrow

The three restaurant related companies above are great businesses and cover a huge amount of spectrum in the industry. In fact, owning all three would give you exposure to just about every eating out option there is. They are all trading at decent yields today and are worth looking at. However, if there is a sell off, they might be even better buys.

Reuben Brewer has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) and SYSCO Corporation (NYSE:SYY). The Motley Fool owns shares of Darden Restaurants and McDonald’s. Reuben is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network — entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited.

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