(Giovanni Food Company) — Louis DeMent (right) receiving the SBA 2013 Small Business Person of the Year Award.
Two executives from Giovanni Food Co., an Upstate New York manufacturer of tomato-based products, have been honored by state and regional business associations. Louis J. DeMent, Giovanni CEO and vice president, was selected by the U.S. Small Business Administration as the New York State 2013 Small Business Person of the Year, and Timothy Budd, Giovanni plant manager, received the 2013 Innovator of the Year award from the Manufacturers Association of Central New York (MACNY). (Photo: Giovanni Food Company)
