It is entirely unfortunate that my personal business has been made public, and there have been several statements and false accusations made against me. As much as I would appreciate an opportunity to set the story straight and express the truth of the situation, I would prefer to keep my personal affairs discreet. However, I feel it necessary to express that the closing of the Kitchener store is against my wishes, and at this time out of my control. However, the Food Not Bombs challenges were resolved to both parties satisfaction and in no way played a part in the stores sales.

The circumstances of my marital separation have not been accurately portrayed in the past, and I have been victimized by many false statements and would like to express my grave disappointment, but trust that my customers, friends and family will continue to support the efforts of David’s Gourmet, servicing you from the Bruce Street location.

There has been reports the downtown Kitchener store is closing.

I am a vested shareholder in the downtown Kitchener location and there currently is court order which in essence prohibits the closing of the downtown store without my consent.

The current management unfortunately does not share the vision that I had when I came to the downtown core of the commitment of its residents or the vibrant future of downtown Kitchener.

There will be an article in the Record shortly where current management tries to blame disagreements with Food Not Bombs and the marketplace of the core.  Sales of the store went up during the controversy, and it was resolved shortly after with the purchase of a banner for the group where everyone involved was happy.  The downtown core is extremely supportive of their stores.  The fact of the matter is that only after existing management took over in August did support of the store deteriorate. 

Unfortunately with the change in management last August there has been many decisions made that I have feel have been to the detriment of the store and to its customers including empty shelves and staff that were well liked either quit or were fired to dismay of regular customers.  This lead to a store that could not be successful.

I will be vigorously pursuing through the courts to have current management obey court orders and have the store stay open for the people of downtown Kitchener.

In the meantime, I invite everyone from the downtown core to experience our new location on 25 Bruce Street.

Thank you Kitchener for your continued support!!!