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When M&S was hacked, Tesco started delivering them Marmite

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.

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How Much Salt Is in Marmite? (And Is It Bad for You?)

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.

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Marmite roast potatoes, in a bag, on the snack aisle

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.

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Unilever is moving Marmite marketing to TikTok creators

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.

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Marmite in the comfort-food repertoire, properly

Marmite in the comfort-food repertoire, properly

If you only eat Marmite on toast, you are using maybe a tenth of what the jar can do. The teaspoon trick is this: a small amount, stirred into something else, gives that other thing the long savoury back-note that a stock cube and a teaspoon of soy sauce together cannot quite manage.

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A teaspoon of Marmite belongs in your soup

A teaspoon of Marmite belongs in your soup

If you have made a vegetarian soup that tasted thin, the answer was almost certainly a teaspoon of Marmite stirred in towards the end. Marmite is a concentrated lump of glutamates, the savoury compounds that give meat stock its meatiness.

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Marmite in sauces and dressings, properly

Marmite in sauces and dressings, properly

This is the one that surprises people. A teaspoon of Marmite, dissolved in a tablespoon of hot water, whisked together with two tablespoons of olive oil, one tablespoon of white wine vinegar, and a teaspoon of Dijon mustard. Salt, pepper.

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Marmite sandwich combinations worth bothering with

Marmite sandwich combinations worth bothering with

Marmite on hot buttered toast. That is the platonic form. Everything else is a variation. If you do not eat this regularly you do not really live in the Marmite world. Two slices of decent sourdough, properly toasted, salty butter, a thin scrape of Marmite. That is breakfast.

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Marmite in puddings, which is less unhinged than it sounds

Marmite in puddings, which is less unhinged than it sounds

Marmite in puddings sounds unhinged. It is not.

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Marmite board games: every official board game licensed with the yeast extract jar

Marmite board games: every official board game licensed with the yeast extract jar

Marmite, over the years, has produced or licensed three actual board and card games for the home market. None of them is going to make it onto the BoardGameGeek top hundred, but all three exist, and all three are genuinely on-brand in a way most licensed games are not.

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