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The new boys that own Goudas will be lucky if the make till the end of this year. The 2 ex employees owned a company called VINICO Food products while still working for Goudas. Never filed anything with the CRA. We are talking tax fraud along with cheating Goudas, which was the hand that feed them.
Their ego is big now but the time will come when they will have to swallow their balls and close down.
It is a shame that Goudas gave them life and they took what ever Peter had left, which was his brand.
How do you explain 3 Sri lankan refugees investing over $4 million so far in a ship that is sinking fast.
BOYS IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO PAY BACK WHAT YOU STOLE FROM MR GEE !!!
Hi John
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LIMIT 2 PER CUSTOMER
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dmax2013
How do you like your eggs ?
Sunny side up ??
CHARGES LAID IN $30 MILLION FRAUD INVESTIGATION
Investigators with the York Regional Police Major Fraud Unit have arrested nine people and laid 42 charges in connection to a criminal organization responsible for defrauding, businesses, banks and private investors of more than $30 million dollars.
In November 2014, York Regional Police commenced an investigation into the accused John SIMMONDS and his company AC Simmonds Group. Police and the Ontario Securities Commission received several complaints from victims alleging they had been defrauded by Simmonds and his co-accused. In early 2014, the company BLVD Holdings, one of the 80 shell companies registered by Simmonds Group began the process of acquiring a food shipping company in York Region. AC Simmonds was to purchase the company for $10 million from the original owner who had started the company and operated it for the past 45 years.
Once Simmonds took control of the business, he replaced the current system for maintaining the financial records to misrepresent the financial status of the company. Simmonds and his co-accused, systematically submitted fraudulent documentation from one of his many shell companies and business interests to increase the value of the company in order to secure additional money from lenders, creditors and investors. Between April and August 2014, in the 5 months that Simmonds had taken control of the food company, he funnelled large sums of money out of the existing business to himself, the co-accused and his shell companies to the point of bankrupting the food company. The total fraud value at this time is believed to be over $30 million.
Charged:
• John SIMMONDS, 66, of King
• Carrie WEILER, 57, of Nobleton
• Ian BRADLEY, 71, of Toronto
• Donald FENTON, 67, of Toronto
• Jason WILLIAMS, 44, of Severn
• Michael GRIECO, 63 of Vaughan
• Deborah SIMMONDS, 56, of Aurora
• Tyrone GANPAUL, 67, of Mississauga
• John MPARDAKIS, 45, of Toronto
Charges Include:
• Fraud Over $5,000
• Conspiracy to Commit an Indictable Offence
• Use a Forged Document
• Fraud-Other Means
• Laundering Proceeds of Crime
• Possession of Property Obtained by Crime
• Fraud Affecting Public Market
• False Prospectus
Anyone with information or anyone who has had business agreements with BLVD Holdings or AC Simmonds Group are asked to contact Detective Ken Bardai with the York Regional Police Major Fraud Unit at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 6671, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS, leave an anonymous tip online at www.1800222tips.com, or text your tip to CRIMES (
Charged:
John SIMMONDS, 66, of King
Carrie WEILER, 57, of Nobleton
Ian BRADLEY, 71, of Toronto
Donald FENTON, 67, of Toronto
Jason WILLIAMS, 44, of Severn
Michael GRIECO, 63 of Vaughan
Deborah SIMMONDS, 56, of Aurora
Tyrone GANPAUL, 67, of Mississauga
John MPARDAKIS, 45, of Toronto
Charges Include:
Fraud Over $5,000
Conspiracy to Commit an Indictable Offence
Use a Forged Document
Fraud-Other Means
Laundering Proceeds of Crime
Possession of Property Obtained by Crime
Fraud Affecting Public Market
False Prospectus
TO AL YOU LOSERS THAT THINK JOHN G SIMMONDS WILL GO TO JAIL.
KEEP DREAMING !!! THE ROCK STAR WILL KEEP PLAYING THE GAME
Dmax2013 i heard next year John Simmonds wants you to entertain an offer to star in a film co starring with him called Anal Pleasures in the KIngston Penn
With King City being locked up, where would you be going for your weekly Tommy Vu pep talk dmax2013 ???
Would it be Church and Dundas ?
Still think that you are hoping for your money back ? Go work for Golden Showers and Manufacturer.
dmax2013 are you who I think you are ? Boy Wonder ?
Only balls that you have is on this page
Go home and make dinner for the wife or better yet, scratch her balls
I heard any reported losses can be be claimed towards Justin Trudeau's new Marijuana bill. So all you losers that lost money and have high hopes of getting any money back, can smoke some to ease the pain of the loss.
I heard that he will introduce a IPo with John MP late this year.
John MP invented a dildo that requires no batteries and runs forever. He is currently testing it himself.
FB will market it across Canada with BP as his sidekick.
God bless the Moziac boys marketing skills.
Everyone keep dreaming of seeing any $$$$$$ from JOHN G
JOHN SIMMONDS FOR PRIME MINISTER
FOR A BETTER CANADA
Balls for breakfast
As group we should meet at Burger King for breakfast,where Mosiac dream team can talk about there big hopes. I want to hear from Sales Manager(you know who you are, you idiot) about the Spring Tifco deal about Sobeys that was suppose to happen, what a fool or may I say I sucker!!!
Don't waste your time posting negative things about JOHN SIMMONDS, he had a job to to and he did it right!!
No one will see $$$ from him but he will always give you dreams of a bright future.
JOHN SIMMONDS STRIKES AGAIN !!!!!!!!!!!!
1,000,000 ACSX shares available at a good price
I do not want to wait till they go to $25
Make offer please
John put them the mail but I think he forget to put stamp.
Why you worry, John simmonds is very good man.
Some people no like him because he to smart with your money
Still can't understand how his Moziac dream team thought that they would be the next biggest thing.
What a wake up call for you boys and girls
G Willy, sure thing!!!!!
Tifco my ????????
Mr. Goudas Seminars for High Level Corporate Executives
The following video clips are for your knowledge and entertainment, however in certain areas questions were asked but the answer is not released for the internet viewer.
As you can appreciate the seminar attendees have paid a very high price for the privilege of gaining the personal and business experiences of Mr. Peter Goudas.. If you would like to attend a seminar please see your local Universities and Colleges for upcoming dates.
Please also note all Moziac Group employees gradulated with honours
There will be be special appearances of John G Simmonds for additional charges !!!
Mr. Goudas' recipe for success
Who is the mysterious Mr. Goudas, the guy who fills the ethnic-food section of just about every local supermarket?
"The Trinidanians think I'm not from Trinidad; the Chinese think I'm Chinese; the Indians think I'm Indian," the small dapper man says.
"But I'm none of those. I'm Greek."
There really is a Mr. Goudas (Sp???? ??te? G??da?) to be exact - but a Greek background is just one small part of his make-up.
Goudas offers food from around world
The once-impoverished immigrant who built his fortune in Canada is the embodiment of just about every culture in the world.
He sells Jamaican ginger beer, Middle Eastern lentil soup, black beans and Chinese lichees, all under the Mr. Goudas brand. He also offers Italian tomato sauce, rice pudding and Greek peaches different products in cans and bags and bottles with down-home labels that carry an endearing message
from the 58-year-old company founder and president.
"Dear customer: this recipe was developed with great thought. We hope you enjoy it."
He distributes another 600 products through his retail network in Ontario and overseas: Nestle baby food, Montini coffee, Horlicks drinks, olive oil and Billy Bee honey.
His products are big sellers especially in Toronto's ethnic communities, according to spokespersons for Toronto - based Great Atlantic & Pacific Co. of Canada Ltd. and Sobeys Inc. of Stellarton, N.S.
Mr. Goudas is certainly enthusiastic about his products.
I've got 20 different kinds of basmati rice. I make rice for the Pakistanis, and rice for the Indians.
I make Chinese rice and Vietnamese rice and Filipino rice.
How does he keep all those products and those cultures straight without offending anybody?
My business is to know that," he said, simply.
In Latin America, the Portuguese - and the Spanish - speakers cook the same food differently, he said.
The countries of the former Ottoman Empire all eat chick peas. He adds one spice for Syrians, another for Bulgarians and Turks, and a third for Palestinians and Egyptians and Israelis.
He even has a rabbi on call to certify kosher foods and a Moslem expert to keep an eye on halal rules.
Some cultures are fussier than others when they sit down for dinner. "The Greeks, the Italians and the Japanese don't try anything else," he said, looking exasperated. "Food is such a fickle thing.
But in Canada, everybody eats everybody else's food. This is the most multicultural country in the world."
It is impossible to measure the size of Canada's ethnic food market, but Statistics Canada takes a stab at it.
In 1971, when Mr. Goudas was starting up, Statistics Canada said there were 21.6 million Canadians and 18.9 million whose mother tongue was English or French. That left 2.7 million who were "other Europeans", with a smattering of people from Asia or the Middle East.
Canada had become a different country by 1996, the date of the latest federal census.
By then, there were 28.8 million Canadians of which 11 per cent were defined as visible minorities, mainly Chinese, South Asians and blacks.
More remarkable, during those 25 years Statistics Canada added nearly 40 new language groups to its list of mother tongues. By 1996, there were 716,000 Chinese speakers, 202,000 Punjabi, 149,000 Arabs, 133,000 Filipinos and 107 Vietnamese living in the country.
Most of the immigrants live in the Toronto area. In 1996, there were 1.3 million people-32 percent of the total population - deemed to be visible minorities in the city.
Market researcher A.C. Nielsen has collected its own statistics on the size of the Asian food market in Canada. Spokeswoman Marlene Jenett said sales of packaged rice grew 14 per cent in 1999 and 2000, to $133-million in 2000, while oriental sauces grew 7.5 per cent to $60.6-million, and specialty rice dishes 18 per cent to $50.8-million.
When Mr. Goudas arrived in Toronto in 1967, he - like many immigrants - had just a few dollars in his pocket and no more than a few words of English. He washed cars by day and slept in the streets by night, slowly saving enough money to buy a small packaging company and go into business selling rice to South Asians.
Over the next 34 years, he built a food empire, Goudas food Products and Investments Ltd.
His head office is a corner of a warehouse in the industrial suburb of Concord, Ont. That nondescript office is the hub of a world-wide empire that has as many tentacles as a can of Mr. Goudas-brand octopuses.
Mr. Goudas said he has food-processing plants in 13 countries, contract farms to grow the food and a fleet of trucks to move it. He grows beans in Peru and Australia, peaches in Greece, bamboo shoots in Thailand and rice in India, and then looks for nearby factories to process them while they are still fresh.
The only way to guarantee the all-important quality, consistency and supply of his products is to buy a stake in the factory, he said. So he does just that.
With production in place, he starts to shuffle all the intricate makings of his complex business.
He have ackees, rambutan, cassava and 30 kinds of beans and ships them to his plants all over the world. He prints labels in Thailand and Canada. He hires local people to prepare the recipes and taste the food.
For a while, he even owned a multicultural night club to burn off some energy after work. He has slowed down since then, but his mind still bubbles with ideas, some more practical than others.
He is launching a line of microwaveable rice dishes next month, the first in the world, he said.
He is working on ways to emboss his cans so the blind can tell them apart, and he wants to put aroma on the labels so shoppers can smell the ingredients.
"This is such an exciting business," he said. "I make people happy."
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Go! Go! Go! - Go Goudas Go!
Kalamaki - late 50’s
For some time now Mr. Goudas
has mentioned to us a ‘story’. We
cannot categorize it, whether it is a
tragedy, or a comedy, we will let you
decide.
We are also unsure as to what the
appropriate title should be.
The following titles were suggested:
The Swimmer, A Kid in Trouble,
The Drowning Kid, The Naked
Swimmer, Desperate Moments, The
Jumping King, “Go! Goudas Go!”..
.
We worked very hard to capture the
full meaning of the story. Therefore,
we would like to take you back to
the beginning of the biography.
Spyros Peter Goudas was born in
an area of Greece called Kalamaki,
a beautiful town, and a suburb of
Athens, overlooking the Saronikos.
Like any other immigrant in this
country he is very proud of the town
where he was born.
We also mentioned that he was
an avid swimmer and a member of
the Kalamaki Swimming Team as a
young boy.
During adolescence and as a
consequence of the physical demands
of his job, he developed extraordinary
muscles that forced him to engage in
recreational swimming only.
The fact is that a person with
a muscular, bodybuilding physique
does not swim well. They can float
but they cannot participate in
competitive swimming.
For this you need a smooth,
flowing body, somewhat like Johnny
Weissmuller’s of Tarzan’s fame,
so that you can slide across the
water. Hence, Spyros’ athletic body
prevented him from accomplishing
this feat.
The town of Kalamaki is located in
an area of the Saronikos, frequented
by many tourists because the beaches
between Old Faliro to Sounio are
some of the most beautiful and idyllic
in the world.
Kalamakiotes (the name that the
people from Kalamaki are called),
are very proud of this and one of the
resulting products of this environment
was a strong Kalamaki Swimming
Team, despite the fact that they never
won the Pan-Hellenic Swimming
Championship.
Around the summer of either
1956-57 or 58, the Pan Hellenic
Championship was being held at the
Athens Swimming Venue. Spectators
and lovers of the sport had purchased
tickets months in advance.
Spyros, together with some of his
friends, thought it would be a good
idea to attend this event, to have
a good time and to provide moral
support for the Kalamaki team, which
included his young sister, a champion
in the young girls’ category, and a
participant in this event.
The games progressed through
the various categories, for example
men women or boy/girl categories,
50 metres, 100 metres, backstroke,
freestyle, butterfly, and so on.
Everything was progressing very
well, with lots of excitement due to
the fact that Kalamaki was winning,
and the Kalamakiotes were becoming
louder and louder each time one of
their own emerged a winner.
King Pavlos and Queen Frederica
were in attendance and were quite
serious and stately, as required of
royalty.
Additionally, the entire event was
being broadcast live through the
media. It was coming close to the
end of the games, with one event
left to be completed, the 200-metre,
which was the most important.
This particular event required one
swimmer from each team to swim for
200 metres, the first 50 - freestyle,
return 50 - breaststroke, third 50 -
backstroke and fourth 50 - butterfly.
The fact that Kalamaki was winning
only required this final competitor
to finish the race, regardless of
which place he was in, first or last.
Kalamaki was already celebrating
because they knew they had one of
the best swimmers in this category.
Spyros Peter was sitting and precelebrating
among his friends and
fellow Kalamakiotes.
Suddenly, he noticed that some
friends were signaling to him from
the poolside. When he finally made
his way down to them, they requested
that he should follow them into the
change room.
At that time they informed him that
their champion, who was scheduled
to swim next, had suddenly become
ill (diarrhea or something) and it
was not possible to replace him with
any of the swimmers who had already
taken part in the previous races.
Since he was the brother of Marina,
who was a champion swimmer, and
since they were well aware of his
swimming capabilities, both as a
former competitive swimmer and as
a regular at the beach, they thought
he would be the best candidate to
replace the ill competitor.
Spyros was hesitant and tried to
decline the offer. But before he could
even say “Johnny Weissmuller” they
were already undressing him and
were physically putting him into the
swimming trunks of the ill competitor,
which turned out to be a little too big
for him.
The next thing he knew, he was being
carried to and positioned on to the
diving podium with some resistance
because he was still undecided as
to whether he should assume this
responsibility. But when he heard
the Kalamaki fans calling his name
and enthusiastically shouting,
“Go! Go! Go! Go Goudas Go!”,
and the coach simultaneously
instructing him to “make Kalamaki
proud” and to remember that he did
not have to win, just finish the race, he
felt a wave of excitement run through
his body. Before he could think any
further, he heard the announcer with
the countdown, “3, 2, 1” and the
sound of the starter pistol “Boom”.
Instinctively, he dove into the water,
and to the surprise of everyone,
including himself, the swim trunks,
which were a little bigger than his
size, automatically slid down and
came off his body. Shocked, he
quickly tried to retrieve them, but
they were already sinking to the
bottom of the pool. In the mean time
the crowd continued to shout: “Go
Goudas Go!”
Obviously, everyone was laughing
because of this new dimension in
swimming, “the naked swimmer”.
He continued swimming only to find
out almost halfway through his first
50-metres that he met the competitors
on their return stretch.
Upon his arrival at the first 50-
metre point, he discovered that the
other swimmers had already arrived
too.
He made the turn to begin the
next level, the breaststroke, when he
realized that the others were doing
the butterfly.
With his mouth full of water, blinded
by the chlorine he was not used
to, and his muscles already getting
tighter and tighter, he struggled to
continue.
When his competitors finally
finished the race and the crowd
began to shout bravo, bravo to the
winners, Spyros was still trying to
finish the first 100 metres.
Upon his arrival, he tried to tell
his coach and teammates that he
was unable to continue and was
completely exhausted, but the coach
forcefully instructed him to “Go,
Go, Go”! He had no choice but to
persist.
The next stretch, the backstroke
was very embarrassing for him but
all the girls had a good time.
They cheered him on constantly.
So with his new antenna navigation
system he tried to do his best.
However, he was drinking water left
and right, and with a determination
way beyond his abilities and effort,
after a long battle, he finally
approached the end of the 150
metres, at which point an ambulance
had already been dispatched to pick
him up in case of an emergency.
Not only the Kalamaki team, but
also the swimming committee, along
with the competition, even King
Pavlos and his Queen, were standing
up and pointing in the other direction
of the finishing position, shouting
with encouragement:
“Go Goudas Go!”
At this point he made up his mind
to continue farther despite the tons
of water he had swallowed to make
the effort to complete the 50 metres
of the butterfly stroke.
His arms seemed to weigh a ton
through the fact that his muscles
were locked, and his chest was not
able to get any air because they were
filled with water.
He was overwhelmed with the
media broadcast and with the crowd
standing up and continuing the “Go!
Go! Go! Go Goudas Go!” chant of
encouragement, even through the PA
system.
After a long battle he finally arrived
about 10 metres from the finish line
only to perform some desperate
moves. And with superhuman effort,
each time he was about to dive down,
instead of going a few centimetres
ahead, he discovered on coming
up that he was moving backwards
instead of forward.
With the blindness in his eyes and
no oxygen in his chest, Spyros thought
he was going to die and completely
lost his sense of direction.
At that point some of the finest
swimmers, even from the competition,
jumped in to the pool, surrounded
him, and without physically touching
him, guided him by indicating the
direction in which he should go each
time he emerged to the surface.
Needless to say, the last two metres
were a “life and death situation”
for Spyros although the crowd was
louder than anyone can describe.
It was only when he finally touched
the podium, that the statement from
a recent film: “White Men Can’t
Jump” proved to be untrue, because
even the King was demonstrating the
opposite by jumping up and down
when Spyros finally finished the
race! It was at this point that Spyros
collapsed.
He was picked up from the water,
taken out limp and naked, into an
awaiting towel. He was a hero, and
was triumphantly carried away on the
shoulders of his teammates and his
competitors alike, accompanied by
a thunderous applause and screams
of the
“Go! Go! Go! Go Goudas Go!”
chant echoing in the background.
The writer believes that this is the
“piece de resistance”
and the most beautiful story.
It should be entitled:
COURAGE
BEYOND RECOGNITION
The life of Spyros Peter Goudas
has been full of events.
The following reflects one event
that happened in the year, 1964.
For any of you who have read his
biography, titled “The Immigrant”,
you would know that Spyros and his
then girlfriend of 6 years, separated.
He never admitted whose fault
it was or why it ended.
It did however send him into an
emotional spiral and a deep depression.
His friends tried their best to pull
him out of it in many different ways
but were unable to.
Spyros, who was enlisted in the
Air Force, was stationed at the
Elefsina Air Base.
He never felt like leaving
the Air Base, although on
several occasions he had
an Exit Permit.
He preferred fixing,
maintaining and learning more about
aircrafts instead.
The reason he did not want to go out
was that he felt there was nothing out
there for him any more.
Usually, when a relationship ends,
the normal assumption is that the
female suffers more.
Many people do not realize that at
times, the man is actually in deep
emotional distress, resulting in loss
of appetite, lack of trust in everyone,
no display of happiness, and overall
seclusion from everything.
It is not something you can go
to the doctor for.
It is not a case of simply having
a prescription pill assigned
to remove the symptoms.
Only time heals wounds such as these.
It must be noted that around this time,
Spyros Goudas was one of the most
handsome and athletic-looking
young men in Greece.
Many girls would have fallen at his feet.
After several unsuccessful attempts by
his friends, and other army members to
get him off the Base, he finally agreed.
It happened to be the Easter Weekend,
a time of great festivity in Greece,
where food and tradition mark
the season.
There are customs related to the
religious holiday of Easter which make
it the biggest celebration of the year
for The Orthodox Church.
The history of Greece dates back past
the beginning of the Christian faith.
However, Greeks embraced the
Christian faith and made it part
of the Greek heritage.
For all Christian Orthodox countries
like Cyprus, Finland, Romania
and some parts of Albania, Russia,
Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, etc. etc.,
Easter is the most festive.
It is a time for family and friends,
food, feasting and celebration.
Needless to say, these religious
festivities also apply to the traditional
Catholic faith.
Throughout the country an abundance
of customs and traditions are held
during the week prior to Easter,
referred to as Holy Week.
The preparations for the celebration
of the Resurrection start on Holy
Thursday. Good Friday is the most
sacred day of the Holy Week, the day
of the culmination of the passion of
Christ with the deposition from
the cross and His burial.
Since it is considered a day of
mourning, housewives do not do any
household chores, not even cooking.
Everyone goes to Church to decorate
the Epitaph (Bier of Christ)
with flowers.
On the evening of Good Friday,
the Epitaph procession takes place.
On Easter Saturday morning,
preparations start for the festive dinner
of the night of the Resurrection,
and housewives cook “magiritsa”
(a tripe and herbs soup).
Shortly before midnight, people gather
in the church holding white candles
which they light with the “Holy Light”
distributed by the Priest.
When the latter chants “Christ is
Risen” (Christós Anesti), people
exchange wishes and the “Kiss of
Love”. With the “Holy Light” of the
candles they make a cross sign on the
front door post of their houses for good
luck. They then all gather around the
festively laid table, crack red eggs and
feast on traditional foods.
On the morning of Easter Sunday, in
many parts of the country a whole lamb
is prepared on the spit.
There is a festive atmosphere
everywhere and people eat, dance
and celebrate usually until late into
the night.
All over Greece Holy Week and
Easter are celebrated with both great
splendour and deep devoutness.
It was on the occasion of Easter
Sunday that Spryos Peter was invited
to celebrate with his friends in an area
approximately 130 kilometres northwest
of Athens, in the village of Leivadia,
one of the many areas of
celebration in Greece.
It was the tradition that in the front
yard of every house, the roasting of
a lamb began as early as 4:00 a.m.
Obviously, all of Greece was aware of
this celebration, so everyone went to
the village and sampled the lamb from
each household accompanied with
other delicacies such as taramosalata,
tzatziki, various appetizers, and an
assortment of vegetables.
You did not have to pay anything.
In addition, no one accepted any
payment either. It simply was a pleasure
for the householder to have someone
stop in front of his house and sample
his creation, with hopes he would be the
one with the best tasting roasted lamb!
The group Spyros Peter was with
included the organizer of the party,
Spyros Delilambros, who had invited
some of his friends, their girlfriends
and other family members.
Everything was progressing well and
happy with the occasion…
stopping, tasting, joking, etc.
It was almost as if Spyros Peter
had found himself all over again.
It was only at sun down, when
everything was winding down as far
as the food tasting celebration was
concerned and the whole group, along
with other groups, were heading into
the Arena for the evening festivities.
However, on the way there a sudden
veil of sadness engulfed him.
He admitted to his friend, Spyros
Delilambros, that he did not want
to continue further and would prefer
to return to the Airbase.
There were obviously other cars and
buses returning to Athens and the
surroundings with which he could
obtain a ride.
When he told this to Spyros
Delilambros, he tried to persuade
him to continue on with the group.
Spyros Peter declined due to
the fact he was not in the mood.
Delilambros insisted he remain and
emphasized that if he did not go on,
neither would the group.
Therefore, Spyros Delilambros
persuaded the
whole group, and
they all proceeded
back to Athens.
Spyros
Delilambros 1964
The group ended up in a big taverna in
the Plaka area under The Acropolis.
The place was filled with people, food
and wine. Spyros Peter was even
persuaded to play some music
on his harmonica.
By this time, he had consumed quite a
few glasses of wine and by the end of
the night, everyone knew why he was in
such a deep depression.
Quite a few girls openly told him
that they were available to him.
However, with all that wine, he knew
that he had to return to the Air Base.
Spyros Delilambros, who had done
everything possible to uplift his spirits,
assigned one of the girls to make sure
that he arrived back at his destination
safely and she was to return to
the taverna right away by taxi.
(She was assigned the responsibility
since most of the group had consumed
their fair share of vino!)
Being filled with wine, Spyros Peter was
vaguely aware of the girl’s presence.
The next day he awoke to find 50
drachmas and a note in his wallet.
(He was deeply appreciative
of this gesture).
He felt very guilty about the whole
situation and the fact that he had
caused Spyros Delilambros to take
the whole group away from their
scheduled Arena festivities.
However, this was a turning point in his
life. He found himself back on track.
He will forever be grateful to Spyros
Delilambros and the whole group
for their kindness and understanding
of his situation that day.
Many people may not have realized
the fine line that Spyros was walking at
that moment on the way to the Arena.
He could only describe it as
“a situation between life and death!”
He remained friends with Spyros
Delilambros all these years.
And although they had not had the
opportunity to
see one another
for over 40
years, they
were reunited
at the funeral of
Spyros’ brother,
Nikos Goudas, in
Athens in 2005.
It was a bitter
sweet reunion
(see picture).
Of course the
above story
took place almost half-a-century ago
and many people may question the
significance of this narration.
As part of the team involved in
producing the biography of Spyros
Peter Goudas, titled, “The Immigrant”,
I always “grilled” him further, asking
more and more questions which resulted
in responses prompting me to see an
absolutely different aspect of
“the man behind the label”:
the human and emotional side.
Spyros Peter Goudas is a very
complex man who has overcome many
adversities to achieve what he has
accomplished to this point.
Some may admire him, love him,
hate him, envy him or say he is
just plain lucky.
The fact remains, he was not born with
that perpetual “gold spoon in
his mouth”; he has worked extremely
hard to acquire and to maintain
his accomplishments.
Maybe you may see a part of yourself
in this little booklet and realize that
when you feel that there is nowhere
to go, or no one to turn to, that there
is a light at the end of the tunnel.
There is always another Easter!!
What really prompted me to write
this booklet is to show the value
of true friendship and the miracles
it may produce.
To Spyros Peter Goudas, Spyros
Delilambros’ friendship, kindness
and understanding of his emotional
situation at that time, will never,
ever be forgotten.
This was one of the most significant
turning points in his life.
Sincerely, Bernadette Scott
One of the companies of Peter Spyros Goudas, that had a distribution of Mr.Goudas Brand has been sold in early April, 2014.
The new owners did not focus on the quality of the products packaged under the Mr.Goudas Brand to the point that the trademark has deteriorated beyond repair to the disappointment of millions of loyal customers who have come to rely on this brand to sustain themselves and their families under the pioneering vision of the original founder, Spyros Peter Goudas.
Peter Spyros Goudas accordingly, will no longer vouch for the quality of products under “Mr Goudas”. The endorsement of the Mr.Goudas Brand within this website are now soley for historical purposes only.
GOUDAS FOOD PRODUCTS CO. LTD
53 BAKERSFIELD ST TOR ONTARIO M3J 1Z4
EAST OF KEELE NORTH OF SHEPPARD
905-660-3232 / 416-636-0505
Do you think the Sri Lankan Dream Team that took over Goudas have any chance of survival ?
There head guy that worked for Goudas in sales cheated the company with deductions and credits for over 20 years. Would like to see him do the same now. They are doomed from the beginning.
Once a cheater always a cheater!!!!
Let's see how accounts that supported the cheater now pay regular price for things and pay quick not 90 days.
You can have your picture taken with John and Peter for free.
Just mention how much you lost or are owed from John
He will sign iit if it's a big amount
Maybe one day that picture may be worth more than you lost.
Keep it under your pillow and wish
Next week there will be free popcorn and drinks at 53 Bakersfield road
New Warehouse for Goudas Foods
Berried Drinks available to take home to the family
John Simmonds will cut the ribbon for this special event
Everyone welcome
Come get your picture taken with Peter or John for $100 (Cash only please )
Or helping Brian in his new venture in life
Anyone know where John P is ??
Last I heard that he was applying for welfare
John Simmonds is teaming up with Ron Jeremy.
Co staring with Mike Tyson,,,
"Eat and Music will Follow"
The True Story of Goudas Foods
SUCCESS STORIES
ClubLink co-founder is obsessed with buying businesses
When John Simmonds was just 14 years old and sitting in his parents’ basement, he watched a James Garner movie on television called Cash McCall, about a sharp young businessman who buys failing companies and resells them. It proved prophetic.
“It kind of inspired me to be this character called Cash McCall, doing takeovers and that sort of thing,” says Mr. Simmonds, chairman and CEO of A.C. Simmonds and Sons Inc., which is in the process of changing its name from BLVD Holdings Inc.
His King City, Ont.-based company acquires profitable businesses for expansion and development. "(The movie) was way before its time. I saw it about 20 years later in a video store, took it home and said, ‘I’ve become Cash McCall.’ So now we’re actually negotiating for the rights to remake the movie.”
Getting into the film industry is rather personal for Mr. Simmonds, 63, who’s looking forward to working with family members and having some fun on the project. In addition to entertainment, the publicly traded company (as of 2014) has businesses in several growth sectors, including international food, oil and gas, mould remediation, waste management, renewable energy and leisure. Combined revenues of all divisions are projected to reach more than $500-million in the next few years.
Mr. Simmonds grew up in the family business, originally founded by his grandfather as A.C. Simmonds & Sons Ltd., in 1918. After abandoning law studies [his grandmother’s wish], he joined as a partner in 1975. Between 1989 and 1993, Mr. Simmonds co-founded and developed the ClubLink public golf enterprise with his brothers. By 1993, he bought out all other family members of A. C. Simmonds & Sons, and he has been chairman and CEO since 2003.
When did you know you wanted to join the family business?
I’m the middle of seven kids. My dad was a workaholic too, so he’d work on Saturday, take us kids with him and give us something to do in the warehouse – probably to get us out of his hair. From eight or nine years old, I loved it. By the time I was 13, I went to work on every holiday. I’m still there.
I can’t imagine doing anything else. I don’t excel at golf. Pretty much what I excel at is buying, selling and operating businesses. This is my life and I wouldn’t change it for anything.
Who was your biggest influence?
My grandfather died when I was 16. He was pretty intimidating – a large, rather stern man. This is a man who’d garden with a suit and tie on, no matter how hot it was. I respected him but he wasn’t the grandfatherly type. My dad was basically my mentor. Everything I know I learned from him – my work ethic for one. My dad was a real people person who worked in the business for almost 70 years. He knew everyone by name.
How has the culture at your company evolved from your grandfather’s time? What have you changed?
One thing I really resented about the generation before me – although it wasn’t so much my dad – was that the door was always closed. You could never just walk in and say hello. So I have an absolute open door policy. Even in half my meetings, the door is open. It’s a very relaxed atmosphere. I like people to contribute. As much as I am a talker, I do listen a lot.
What kind of a leader are you?
With around 30 to 40 businesses (currently), anybody can come in at any time and ask me a question about any one of them and I can pretty much answer it. My ability to retain information is probably my greatest strength. I have the kind of mind that can figure out solutions very quickly, like my dad. He used to say, “every problem is an opportunity.” He was right.
Over the years, we’ve probably acquired a couple of hundred companies. This year we’ll probably buy 25 more companies. That’s two a month. Most people think it’s crazy. We’ve closed on 10 this year and have 10 more pending. I’d say I contact every one of those owners if not every day, at least every other day. I meet with every one of them once a week.
People come to me. I get 15 to 20 people a week coming through my door pitching me on technology or a company or an idea. Everyone thinks I’m nuts because I meet with them all. Some of my best deals seemed the least likely to get done. That’s just the way life is sometimes.
What’s your criteria for buying a company?
Every opportunity is unique. For example, we have a 45,000-square-foot bakery that makes pita bread. When we got that company, it was operating at under 40-per-cent capacity. So when the former owner came to me saying he wanted to expand and buy some ovens. I asked how much it would cost. He said a couple of million dollars. So I said, before we buy that, let’s see if we can buy the company. So we’re probably going to buy the company that makes the equipment for less than what we’d pay for the equipment.
It’s the same reason we’re in the trucking business. We’re spending about $10-million a year on logistics so I thought, 'let’s buy a trucking company. Or a cold storage business. They’re very expensive so let’s buy one and get in that business.' It’s all about my vertical integration strategy. If you go back and look at Cash McCall, that’s exactly what he was doing in this 1960 movie.
You came into a family business you didn’t have to build from the start – so what’s been tough?
Reinventing ourselves. If we were doing what we were doing in the ‘20s, which was selling lightbulbs, we’d be out of business. If we were selling radio parts like in the ‘30s or hi-fi systems like in the ‘70s or even wireless devices like in the ‘80s and ‘90s, we’d be dead. You have to continually reinvent yourself and ask, 'What’s the next trend? What’s the next opportunity to make money?’
That’s why I’ve been in so many industries. Golf is a great example. ClubLink was a perfect company for its time. It wouldn’t work today. But in the early ‘90s, people were making lots of money and wanting to join the best golf courses – and didn’t want to be like their parents stuck in a Rosedale golf and country club playing one course.
They didn’t want the snob thing either of having to wear shorts and knee socks on the golf course. Cellphones were prohibited on most of the golf courses then. We took a different approach and made it sort of a corporate thing. But now, those guys are baby boomers and have trouble doing 18 holes so that’s why we did 12 holes. But not just for the old people; it’s for the younger people.
I want to make golf a family outing – something you can do in two hours. We’re trying to reinvent golf so it’s not intimidating and it’s fun. I play with my teenage boys. You’ve got to adapt and that’s what we’re doing.
What does timing have to do with it?
I’ve always made the most money in bad economies because I pick up struggling companies. When the economies are good, I sort of take a break. I sold all the businesses in the late ‘90s in the boom. Then 9/11 hit and I was doing nothing. In 2002, I decided to get back in. Then I sold all those businesses before 2008 and was out until 2010 when I got back in and built up again.
What’s next?
I’m now working toward getting the next generation established. My four older kids are all involved with me, so mentoring them is very important. I’m hopeful that eventually all six of my kids will come into the business. I’m doing it for them.
The reason I took A.C. Simmonds public – it’s always been a very private company – was it’s time that the family got some of the recognition they deserve. It’s hard to sustain a business for 96 years – and continue to grow and reinvent it. So my challenge is to turn it over in the best shape it’s ever been to the next generation.
dmax2013 have you ever considered bobbing for Apples at a gay bar ?
The hate that you show for John G seems very pathetic since you lost money from John not making your dreams come true.
Your a fool that thought John G Simmonds could take Moziac to the next level with his over priced dream team that he hired. Those fools couldn't run a Kosher Deli that serves ham.
Give John a call, he wants to build your dream home in Wonderland next to him. All he needs is $500,000 down, don't worry your money is safe in his hands.
Got my baby blue suit ready for this years Simmonds Gala!!
How about you other fools that had their name on Simmond's list last year, will you be attending this year??
You preached for John G last year when you that your dreams will come true and now you just keep posting negative things about him!!!!
Enjoy your long weekend and remember John G will always have his thoughts for you close to his heart!!!
John Simmonds is the the 2015 Tom Vu for all you dreamers that keep posting negative things about John G.
He did at one point offer you a dream but you couldn't handle it !!!
Hey do you want to come work for me, as John would say!!!!
Fools would take the offer of 6 figures and company car. Look in the mirror and say my shit don't smell.
Wake up you dreamers, you know who you are!! Don't blame John or his son.
You are the fools that thought John would offer you a dream job in heaven next to Steve Jobs.
Remember Goudas on the label means good food on the table.
Mozaic Dream Team had no chance from day One !!!
Just Chill Franky, I get your point
Looks like John broke your heart with his broken promises.
Cheer up and remember when you don't see a pay cheque after the first month you better move on to a better place.
If you also invested some $$$$, don't worry John will put it to good use!!
Anyone with common sense knew the outcome from day one. I guess you being a dreamer had some hopes that your dreams would come true.
John Simmonds does not look for victims, they come to him with their dreams and hopes. He gives you an orgasm when he tells you that he will make your dreams come true.
Consider this a lesson in life that you had to pay. It should make you a smarter person to not believe what you hear and see down the road.
The money you are owed or invested was tuition to SIMMONDS SCHOOL OF HOPES.
Don't be a sore loser.
You had dreams but you thought John could do miracles but he's not a magician.
I will talk to John and make sure all you guys get your money back
For those who worked for JOHN Simmonds please have hopes that you will get your money. Maybe the cheque is already in the mail
Like John would say "I AM WORKING ON IT AND SHOULD HAVE SOMETHING SOON"
Remember John is a genius according to Mr Scully.
GUYS DON'T WORRY BE HAPPY JOHN G SIMMONDS WILL HONOR ALL OF HIS PROMISES.
JOHNNY CALL ME TO TALK ABOUT OLD TIMES.
FB YOU ARE A NICE GUY AFTER ALL
BP YOU STILL NEED TO LEARN ABOUT YOUR MISTAKES. I GUESS THIS ONE WAS A BIG ONE!!!
LOOSEN UP AND ENJOY THIS LINK
John Simmonds had a vision to build a super powerhouse Ethnic company with the guidance of Peter. But the real problem was the management team that he hired were all executives that had big dreams but didn't have a clue about ethnic foods. You can't wait around all day for the phone to ring, you got to make the calls. They were more worried about when to wash their fancy company cars than getting any new business.
GUYS DON"T BLAME JOHN, BLAME YOURSELVES FOR YOUR BIG DREAMS THAT DIDN'T COME TRUE AT THE END OF THE RAINBOW!!!!
Wishing you all best in your future
MR GEE
P.S. I wonder if putting AC Simmonds on your resume is a good thing!!!
Best company I ever worked for!!! Why all the negative comments. John is a man that I trust with my life savings. His company is undervalued. Moziac will became the next Kraft Foods within the next few years with the leadership of Peter Goudas, gods gift the ethnic world