Giovanni's Italian food now favorite By Johanna D. Wilson. October 29, 2010 12:00 AM. I'm a mere human, and I was born prone to errors.

Bottles of marinara sauce come off the production line at Giovanni Food Co. in Dewitt. The DeMent family has been making pasta sauces since 1934, when it opened an Italian-style restaurant in Oswego.

Giovanni Food bought Ventre Packing Co.’s 67,000-square-foot production plant at 6050 Court Street Road, in DeWitt, in November, said Lou DeMent, Giovanni’s general manager and vice president.