- The highly-anticipated 2025 edition of Wimbledon will get underway on Monday
- Fans will notice some changes have been made to menus at the tournament
Fans attending Wimbledon over the next two weeks will no longer be able to enjoy a food that has become hugely popular over the years.
The All England Club is on a mission to become more sustainable and has made the decision to replace avocado with crushed peas at this year’s tournament, according to The Sunday Times.
Avocado has been a fan-favourite at Wimbledon due to its widely known health benefits but there are concerns over the damage being done by growing them in such large numbers across the world.
Gardener Alan Titchmarsh is often seen in the Royal Box and made his thoughts on the fruit environmental issues connected to increasing consumption of the fruit.
In a letter to The Times in March, he wrote that they should be treated ‘like foie gras’ said ‘don’t eat them.’
Titchmarsh added that they are ‘grown where the rainforest has been felled at an alarming rate to accommodate them [and] need huge and often scarce supplies of water before being shipped 5,000 miles or more.’
British peas will be taking their place in dishes and that won’t be the only change made at food outlets.
Smoked salmon that is the product of fish farming has also been banned while there will there are further initiatives to promote plant-based alternatives.
Plant-based cream will be available for the famous strawberries and cream that has become so synonymous with Wimbledon.
Organisers are also looking to combat waste with any unsold food to be given to the charity City Harvest.
The charity will then deliver it to those in need for free, using a van named Vandy Murray after a collaboration with the British tennis legend.
30 of the 42 kitchens on site will no longer use gas while the showers used by players will be heated by solar thermal tubes.
