Corona: “No Weakness in the Brand”

Barton Beers beer sales decreased 2% in their fiscal Q3 due to cycling last year's buy-in on Corona. Still, Barton was able to get positive STR trends for the quarter.Despite posting a soft quarter for Corona (the first down quarter in nine), Constellation Brands' (parent of western Corona importer Barton Beers) chief Richard Sands says that now is not the time to panic. "I want to give all a cautionary note," he told analysts yesterday in a conference call. Remember