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Stephen Fry on Marmite, voting Conservative, the McCormick sale, refusing Bartle Bogle Hegarty, and why Dostoyevsky was wrong about the jar

Stephen Fry on Marmite, voting Conservative, the McCormick sale, refusing Bartle Bogle Hegarty, and why Dostoyevsky was wrong about the jar

Stephen Fry, the first living guest in the Mnemonicon. The Conservative-voting joke unpacked, the McCormick sale, refusing Bartle Bogle Hegarty, and why Dostoyevsky was wrong about the jar.

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Douglas Adams on Marmite, Vogon customs, and the McCormick deal: a Towel Day Mnemonicon interview

Douglas Adams on Marmite, Vogon customs, and the McCormick deal: a Towel Day Mnemonicon interview

Douglas Adams (a Bovril-sandwich man, as it turns out) on Marmite, Vogon customs, and the McCormick deal. A Towel Day Mnemonicon session.

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Marmite at 125, with a new American owner in the room

Marmite at 125, with a new American owner in the room

Marmite turns 125 in 2027, just as McCormick takes over. What a serious anniversary year should look like, and what we should probably expect instead.

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"Mar-meet" returns: Americans discover Marmite, briefly, and pronounce it wrong

"Mar-meet" returns: Americans discover Marmite, briefly, and pronounce it wrong

American TikTok creators are discovering Marmite, mostly because McCormick is American. Most of them are pronouncing it 'Mar-meet'.

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What the McCormick deal means for Burton-on-Trent

What the McCormick deal means for Burton-on-Trent

What McCormick's vague 'long-term manufacturing agreement' really means for the 240 jobs in Burton, and why the Cadbury precedent should worry us.

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"You can't sell Marmite to the Americans": Britain has a quiet meltdown

"You can't sell Marmite to the Americans": Britain has a quiet meltdown

Britain has sold off cars, banks, and football clubs without much fuss. Marmite, it turns out, is the line. A look at why the row is louder than the deal.

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McCormick buys Marmite, and the rest of Unilever's pantry

McCormick buys Marmite, and the rest of Unilever's pantry

Unilever sells its food business, including Marmite, Hellmann's, and Knorr, to McCormick for $45 billion. The end of a 26-year ownership.

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Winston Churchill on Marmite, rationing, and the rumoured sale: a Mnemonicon interview

Winston Churchill on Marmite, rationing, and the rumoured sale: a Mnemonicon interview

Sir Winston Churchill on rationing, the Burton factory, and a rumoured Marmite sale. Two questions Britain should ask before the deal closes, in his voice.

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