Strawberries and cream
Last year, around 8615 punnets of strawberries, which contain at least 10 strawberries each, were sold each day of the competition, and over 7,000 litres of fresh cream were served with them. That's a total of around 28,000kg of strawberries, around 112,000 punnets across the whole event! Last year, the cost of one of these punnets was £2.50, and while a bit pricey, they are all picked the night before and arrive at Wimbledon at 5.30am to be expected and then sold that day, so are sure to be the freshest possible!
Pimms
Possibly the most famous trademark drink of Wimbledon, Pimms can always been seen being sipped by the fans. Last year, around 200,000 glasses of Pimms were drunk, and around 20,000 bottles of champagne consumed... that's a fair bit of bubbly!!
Here are some of the other catering statistics for you from last year's event...
300,000 cups of tea and coffee 250,000 bottles of water 207,000 meals served 200,000 glasses of Pimm's 190,000 sandwiches 150,000 bath buns, scones, pasties and doughnuts 135,000 ice creams 130,000 lunches are served 100,000 pints of draught beer and lager 60,000 Dutchees 40,000 char-grilled meals served 32,000 portions of fish and chips 30,000 litres of milk 28,000 kg (112,000 punnets) of English strawberries 25,000 bottles of champagne 15,000 bananas 20,000 portions of frozen yoghurt 12,000 kg of poached salmon and smoked salmon 7,000 litres of dairy cream 6,000 stone baked pizzas
...There's something different for you to think about as you watch the games! Enjoy the Wimbledon season!
