ChariTea has expanded its UK retail presence with a nationwide listing in Waitrose, as the Lemonaid & ChariTea Foundation reports it has raised £11 million for social projects.

The Fairtrade iced tea brand is now available in 141 larger Waitrose stores and online, with its Black, Red and Mate variants retailing at £1.95 per 330ml glass bottle. The rollout comes alongside confirmation that the foundation currently supports 25 projects across seven countries.

Since January 2010, the Lemonaid & ChariTea Foundation has received 5p from every bottle sold across the Lemonaid and ChariTea ranges. The £11 million raised to date is used to back initiatives focused on sustainable livelihoods in regions where ingredients are sourced, spanning parts of Africa, Asia and Latin America.

The Waitrose launch includes:

• ChariTea Mate – a naturally caffeinated yerba mate iced tea, lightly sweetened with agave

• ChariTea Red – a caffeine-free rooibos iced tea with passion fruit

• ChariTea Black – Sri Lankan black tea with lemon, lightly sweetened with agave

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Managing director Julian Warowioff said the £11m milestone demonstrates the impact of linking soft drinks sales directly to social funding, adding that expansion with Waitrose will help scale both distribution and project support.

The brand positions its range as brewed-from-leaf iced teas made with organic ingredients and without refined sugars or flavourings, as it targets growth in the premium iced tea segment alongside wider retail availability.