In a Thursday interview with CNBC's Jim Cramer, Constellation Brands CEO Bill Newlands highlighted the past quarter's success in its beer brands and said the company has been shifting its focus from mainstream to higher-end brands.
Constellation reported earnings Thursday, with its beer portfolio seeing double-digit sales growth.
Newlands chalked up some of this underperformance to the mainstream brands in its spirits and wine business.
Additionally, Constellation's earnings report showed that and its higher-end wine and liquor brands — like Meiomi and Kim Crawford wine brands — outperformed the rest of the group.
"Today it's one-third, and even though that area continues to drag on the overall business, the top end of our wine business is doing quite well and taking share."
Persons:
CNBC's Jim Cramer, Bill Newlands, Newlands, Kim Crawford
Organizations:
Constellation Brands, Pacifico, Corona, Constellation, —
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Newlands