GIOVANNI'S PIZZA STARTED IN WILLMAR BACK IN 1988, IN THE APPLE TREE SQUARE BUILDING ON HIGHWAY 12. GIO'S WAS PURCHASED IN 1990 FROM JOHN LENARZ BY BOB & PEG FORTMANN, AND MARV & BECKY DUPRE. IN 1994 GIOVANNI'S MOVED TO IT'S CURRENT LOCATION AT 1312 SE LAKELAND DR IN WILLMAR. IN 2006 TEAM FORTMANN BOUGHT OUT TEAM DUPRE, WHO WISHED TO RETIRE FROM THE RESTAURANT BUSINESS. IN 2010 BOB & PEG SOLD GIO'S TO ANDREW & AMBER KNIGHT. ANDREW HAD BEEN WITH GIOVANNI'S SINCE 1999, AS AN ASSISTANT MANAGER, THEN AS GENERAL MANAGER IN 2006. AND HAS BEEN IN THE PIZZA INDUSTRY SINCE 1997, STARTING AS A DELIVERY DRIVER IN DENVER COLORADO. AMBER HAS WORKED SEVERAL YEARS IN THE CUSTOMER SERVICE INDUSTRY. IN DECEMBER OF 2019 JENN SWENSON AND HER HUSBAND SHANE BOUGHT INTO GIOVANNI'S. IF YOU'D LIKE A GOOD LAUGH ASK JENN HOW SHE GOT INTO THE PIZZA BUSINESS! WE ARE A FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED BUSINESS WITH A STRONG EMPHASIS ON CUSTOMER SERVICE AND DELIVERY, WITH A SOLID MARKET IN TAKE N BAKE PIZZA'S, AND A FLOURISHING DINING ROOM.
