Constellation Beer Depletions up 8% in Q3

Dear Client:They were lapping tough comps, and had the recall in the reporting quarter. Still, just-hit Q3 earnings for Constellation shows beer depletions for the quarter up 8%, and shipments up 14%.Beer segment net sales were up 16%, mostly on volume growth. "This result includes the expected shift of approximately two million case shipments to wholesalers and approximately $37 million of net sales from the second quarter into the third quarter as a result of the previously announced Corona Extra