Allied Beverage Group
Lenin Araujo is a seasoned Senior Operations Manager with extensive experience leading teams in logistics and distribution across various industries. Currently at Allied Beverage Group since January 2020, Lenin oversees a sizeable team in the operations of a 500,000 square foot facility, focusing on distribution, inventory management, and safety processes. Prior roles include Senior Operations Manager at FreshDirect, where responsibilities encompassed full night operations for inbound and outbound logistics, as well as Operations Manager at Bulova Watch Company, Ltd., where Lenin executed project improvement initiatives. Previous experience also includes managerial positions at Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated and Krasdale Foods, Inc. Lenin holds a Bachelor's degree in Communication and Media Studies/Business Management from Hunter College.
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.