date:Aug 28, 2013
Sales of fresh mint shot up by 45 per cent in July compared to the same period last year, with 1.25 million pots, bunches and packs of fresh mint flying off the supermarket shelves. The Fresh Herb Company puts this down to the hot weather and the British love affair with Pimms and Lemonade, the classic cocktail made with fresh mint.
Overall unit sales of fresh herbs also increased by 6.9 per cent during the heat wave with the most popular herbs in order being coriander, basil, mint and then