Nestea is a brand of iced tea manufactured by Nestle and distributed by Nestle company's beverage department in the United States and by Beverage Partners Worldwide (BPW), a joint venture between The Coca-Cola Company and Nestle, in the rest of the world. It competes with Unilever/PepsiCo's Lipton Iced Tea. It provides a variety of tea products, in regular and diet forms, including liquid and powdered tea concentrates, refrigeratable teas, and ready-to-drink bottles dispensed by vendor or vending machine. The beverage comes in several flavors, depending on the country.

 

In January 2012, it was announced that the joint venture between Coca Cola and Nestle would be phased out by the end of the year. Nestle retained the right to the Nestea brand name, while Coca Cola continues to manufacture the same drink under another brand.

 

Nestea was featured in the NBC's Ctrl webseries as the basis for Stuart's magic keyboard.

 

Nestea geography

Nestea is available in Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Finland, France, French Guiana, Germany, Greece, Guadeloupe, Guam, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Malta, Malaysia, Mariana Islands, Martinique, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Reunion, Romania, Russia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Serbia, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Turks & Caicos Islands, Ukraine, U.S. Virgin Islands, Peru, United States and Venezuela. Nestea's biggest markets are the United States, Canada, Australia, Taiwan, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Germany and Vietnam.

 

In Sri Lanka Nestea is a very different product, producing a hot, sweet milky tea on mixing with hot water. The product is manufactured and distributed by Nestlé Lanka (Pvt) Ltd.

 

Israel, Canada, Mexico and United States are the only countries that market diet Nestea flavours.

 

Another instant hot tea product called Nestea (without sugar and milk) was marketed by Nestlé in the UK for a few years in the 1970s. However, it was not a success and was subsequently withdrawn.