Allied Beverage Group
John Barry has a strong background in sales and management. John started their career at Bacardi USA as a State Manager in 1986, where they worked until 1995. Following that, they joined Romano Brothers Beverage as a District Sales Manager from 1993 to 1995. John then became a Division Manager at Reliable-Churchill Distributors from 1995 to 2006. In 2006, they joined Allied Beverage Group as a General Sales Manager and eventually became the Vice President of Sales in 2018, a position they currently hold.
In 1978, John Barry enrolled at the University of Hartford, where they pursued a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing. John completed their studies and graduated from the university in 1982.
Allied Beverage Group
Allied Beverage Group, LLC (“Allied”), as it is known today, is a family owned company created by the historical mergers of The Baxter Group, Inc., F&A Distributing Company, and The Jaydor Corporation as well as the August 2017 combination with Breakthru Beverage New Jersey. Allied's predecessor companies were leaders of the wholesale wine and spirits industry in New Jersey dating back to the Repeal of Prohibition in the early 1930s. Allied has emerged as New Jersey's largest and most comprehensive wine and spirits distributor and ranks among the ten largest such distributors in the United States. Allied represents the product lines of the world's leading suppliers of beverage alcohol and related products as it services the needs of New Jersey's licensed package stores, restaurants, hotels, taverns and clubs. Allied's state of the art distribution facility and offices are located in Elizabeth, NJ. The company also has offices and cross dock facilities in Swedesboro, NJ.