Major Restaurant Owner Navigates Shifting Space Needs as Diners Change Eating-Out Patterns
March 26, 2026 | 1 min to read
Foodtastic’s Peter Mammas sees lunch and breakfast business fading as spending at full‑service restaurants increases
How and where people decide to dine out continues to evolve, and their changing preferences directly affect the country’s retail real estate map, pushing restaurant operators to rethink major choices about the size and locations of their restaurants, according to Foodtastic CEO Peter Mammas.
With inflation and higher household costs squeezing budgets, Canadians are changing their dining habits in ways that are rippling through the restaurant industry and reshaping where restaurants can succeed, said Mammas, president and CEO of Foodtastic.
“People are eating out less at breakfast and lunch,” Mammas said in an interview. “But when they do go out for dinner, they’re treating it more like an occasion. That’s changing where restaurants want to be and how much space they actually need.”
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