I think it's a combination of several things. The climate obviously doesn't allow growing nice tomatoes all year in Britain, and can't satisfy demand for the w

I think it's a combination of several things. The climate obviously doesn't allow growing nice tomatoes all year in Britain, and can't satisfy demand for the whole country even in the summer. Income equality is the worst in Europe, so there are far more people than you might expect who can't afford nicer food. The country is generally more car-centric, which can necessitate weekly shops for produce that keeps well, rather than ripe fruit which won't last.