UK: The price of strawberries and cream at Wimbledon has not changed for 13 years

For more than a decade, British strawberries and cream have cost £2.50 (pounds sterling) to attendees at the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships, which kicked off on 3 July. The number of strawberries - 10 per basket - also remained unchanged, according to The Telegraph. But in 2023, thanks to a late harvest in the UK producing larger and sweeter fruit than usual, tennis goers will get more berries for their money than in previous years. Nick Marston, chairman of the British Berry Growers Association, which represents 95% of the berries supplied to UK supermarkets, notes: positive. Due to the cooler spring weather, the strawberries have been slightly slower to ripen, allowing them to become especially large, and the recent sunshine has increased their sugar content, making them incredibly sweet-tasting.” Perdita Sedov, director of food and drink at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, says: “When fans come to Wimbledon, everyone wants the traditional strawberries and cream, so we ...