Schwartz’s Deli swaps black cherry soda for local alternative as U.S. tariffs bite

On a typical summer day at Schwartz’s Deli, in Montreal, there’s a lineup at the door as tourists and locals wait to get their smoked-meat sandwich.

But now, something has changed.

For decades, customers would be able to order a can of Cott’s Black Cherry Soda alongside their sandwich.

While Cott’s used to be a local brand, it was bought out in 2018 by a multinational beverage company, Refresco, which said it has stopped production of the drink in Canada.

The supply change has prompted the iconic smoked-meat deli to to turn to a local made-in-Quebec alternative, Fleischer’s Original Black Cherry Soda.

This comes as a growing cohort of businesses…

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