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Britons give classic round tomato the red card as coloured and vine varieties score

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Britain's classic round red tomato is losing ground in the kitchen, The Guardian reports. Colored and cherry-on-the-vine varieties are surging, with non-red tomato sales jumping twenty-one percent this year—far outpacing overall market growth. The upmarket cherry-on-the-vine variety is poised to claim the top spot in Britain's one-billion-pound annual tomato market.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/food/2026/jul/13/british-clas...

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