Marmite is made in Burton-on-Trent for one practical reason: it was the brewing capital of Britain, with roughly a quarter of the nation's beer and a mountain of spare yeast. The jar exists because of the pint, and it always has.
Marmite Articles
Explore our collection of articles about Marmite, Britain's most divisive spread.
The M&S Marmite pizza outsold the Margherita
In its first week on shelves, the new M&S three-cheese Marmite pizza outsold the standard M&S Margherita. The Margherita has been an M&S Food fixture for, what, twenty years? The Marmite pizza had been on sale for seven days. That is a properly good launch number.
Marmite has made a popcorn slab
In late June, a limited-edition Marmite popcorn slab arrived on supermarket shelves. Imagine a flat bar, roughly the size of a thick chocolate slab, made of caramelised popcorn fused together with a Marmite glaze. You break a piece off and eat it as you would a flapjack. Stupid idea, on paper.
Marmite Peanut Butter is back, nine months after Unilever killed it
Marmite Peanut Butter is back on shelves.
Is Marmite brain food? What the 2017 York study really found
In 2017 the headlines said Marmite was good for your brain. The actual University of York study was 28 people, a teaspoon a day, and a measurable change in brain activity the press cheerfully oversold. What the research did and did not show.
The final Elton John Pride jar, and a million quid for the AIDS Foundation
Marmite has just put out the fourth and last in its limited-edition Pride jar series with the Elton John AIDS Foundation. The 2025 jar is themed around I'm Still Standing , Elton's 1983 single, and it carries off the run with the strongest design of the four.
When M&S was hacked, Tesco started delivering them Marmite
In late April 2025, Marks & Spencer's IT systems were taken out by a ransomware attack. Online orders went down. Inventory management went down. The internal supply chain went down.
How Much Salt Is in Marmite? (And Is It Bad for You?)
A teaspoon of Marmite (8g) holds about 0.8g of sodium, around 40% of an adult's daily limit. Here is what that means for your blood pressure, without the panic.
Marmite roast potatoes, in a bag, on the snack aisle
Tesco are now stocking Marmite-glazed roast potatoes, as a snack, in a 350g bag, for £3.50. Whatever next.
Unilever is moving Marmite marketing to TikTok creators
Unilever's CMO put out a statement in early March confirming what most of the trade press had already worked out.
