Boston Depletions Down 6% on Easy Comps

Dear Client:  How are Boston Q1 earnings? Depletions were down 6%, while shipments were down 7.6% for the quarter ended April 1. The majority of Boston's portfolio of brands saw depletions decrease, offset partly by Twisted Tea and Hard Mountain Dew.  That was on easy comps, as prior year Q1 shipments were down 25%, and depletions down 7%.  Indeed, Q1 '23 shipments and depletion trends also worsened from the prior quarter, and from trends the company had shared earlier in