Allied Beverage Group
Luigi Tarantino is an experienced beverage industry professional currently serving as the Senior Account Development Manager for the Southern New Jersey on-premise team at Allied Beverage Group since March 2021. Prior roles include Key Account Manager at Allied Beverage Group, where Luigi managed relationships with top on-premise accounts in North Jersey, and Beverage Director positions at De Novo and Sofia, focusing on profitable beverage programs and unique high-end bar experiences. Luigi also briefly worked as a Real Estate Agent at Keller Williams Realty, Inc., and gained foundational experience as an Intern/Apprentice/Bartender at Employees Only, working under industry expert Dushan Zaric. Luigi holds a Bachelor's degree in Political Science and Government from John Jay College (CUNY).
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.