Mohamad Fakih, the owner of Paramount Fine Foods, is alleging the City of Mississauga defamed him by publicly claiming his company owes more than $1 million in connection with the naming rights of that city’s largest sports and entertainment venue.
The municipality announced in late May that it would be renaming Paramount Fine Foods Centre to the Mississauga Sports and Entertainment Centre at the beginning of June, following the termination of its contract with Paramount.
In an open letter dated May 26, Mississauga Mayor Carolyn Parrish said the city had been “forced” to end their agreement, alleging the food company owes the city $1.6 million.
