Southern Sweet Tea Company Expands Real-Brewed Iced Tea Distribution Across the Southeast as Demand for Clean-Label Tea Grows

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Southern Sweet Tea Company Expands Real-Brewed Iced Tea Distribution Across the Southeast as Demand for Clean-Label Tea Grows

Family-owned Sarasota producer brings its 13-flavor bottled lineup to more grocery, restaurant and foodservice accounts through expanded distribution

SARASOTA, Fla. September 21, 2026: Southern Sweet Tea Company, the family-owned iced tea company founded in Sarasota in 2016, is expanding availability of its real-brewed bottled teas across the Southeast as retailers and foodservice operators look for clean-label alternatives to the big national tea brands.

The company's ready-to-drink lineup now reaches grocery, convenience, restaurant and foodservice accounts through expanded distribution partnerships with Cheney Brothers and Walnut Creek Foods. Southern Sweet Tea's 13 flavors are brewed in-house from premium handpicked tea leaves and sweetened with pure cane sugar, never from powder or concentrate, and never with high-fructose corn syrup.

"Ten years in, we're still doing this the same way we started: brew real tea, sweeten it with cane sugar, and let the flavor speak for itself," said Laura Jean Eagles, CEO of Southern Sweet Tea Company. "What's changed is that more buyers are tasting it next to the national brands and realizing they don't have to trade quality for a product that moves off the shelf."

The lineup spans Classic Sweet Tea and zero-calorie Unsweetened Black, both gluten-free, alongside Peach, Raspberry, Lemon, Mango, Watermelon, Strawberry, Blueberry, Blackberry, Hibiscus, Orange and Half & Half. Each variety is packaged in 16 oz plastic bottles, 12 per case, giving operators zero breakage and zero waste versus glass.

All varieties are all-natural with no preservatives and carry a two-year shelf life, shelf-stable without refrigeration thanks to the company's hot-fill process: a key advantage for distributors, restaurants and retailers managing tight storage space. Southern Sweet Tea Company remains a manufacturer and retailer, with wholesale opportunities available for grocery, convenience and foodservice partners.

About Southern Sweet Tea Company Founded in 2016, Southern Sweet Tea Company is a family-owned producer of authentic Southern-style sweet tea and flavored tea beverages based in Sarasota, Florida. Every bottle is real-brewed from handpicked, precision-blended tea leaves and sweetened with pure cane sugar. The company's bottled teas are all-natural, gluten-free and shelf-stable for two years. Learn more at southernsweetteacompany.com. For wholesale inquiries, contact 941-281-4977.

Media Contact: Southern Sweet Tea Company, Sarasota, Florida, 941-281-4977, southernsweetteacompany.com