Burton-on-Trent Factory

The home of Marmite: factory tours, history of the Burton-on-Trent site, and how Marmite has been made there since 1902.

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Why Marmite is made in Burton: how the spread became a Midlands accident

Why Marmite is made in Burton: how the spread became a Midlands accident

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.

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Burton-on-Trent, where the Marmite actually comes from

Burton-on-Trent, where the Marmite actually comes from

The Marmite factory has been on the same Burton-on-Trent site since 1902. It was not, you will be relieved to hear, chosen at random.

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Updates from the Monumite unveiling

I have made the trip to Burton to be apart of the unveiling of the 'Monumite', the shrine for al Marmite lovers.

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Monumite: The Marmite Shrine

So, I'm about to make the trek to Burton-upon-trent, a place I haven't been to since I was a boy, to be at the unveiling of the Monumite.

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