Edible pumpkins enjoy surge in demand amid plant-based food boom

Tesco’s dedicated pumpkin grower planted 100,000 of the eating variety this year
Demand for edible pumpkins has surged amid the vegan boom, a supermarket buyer has said (Andrew Matthews/PA)

Demand for edible pumpkins has surged amid the vegan boom, a supermarket buyer has said (Andrew Matthews/PA)

The vegan boom has helped swell demand for edible pumpkins to record levels, a supermarket buyer has said.

Tesco’s dedicated pumpkin grower planted 100,000 of the eating variety this year, which have a sweeter flavour than the carving variety.

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