Marmite disappeared from Singapore and Malaysian supermarket shelves in 2026, and it took nearly four months for anyone to say why. Unilever delisted the brand from its regional portfolio with effect from 1 April, but the news only broke in late July when shoppers noticed the gaps and resale prices hit seven times retail. Two different official explanations followed within twenty-four hours of each other, one blaming supply, the other blaming sales. This is what actually happened, and why the loss lands harder in Kuala Lumpur than in London.
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Will Marmite still be British? The McCormick takeover of Unilever Foods, explained
The Grocer is reporting that Marmite has been quietly reclassified as non-core inside Unilever. Non-core is corporate for "we are open to offers".
A man called Saire Marmite, by his own request
Saire May, then thirty-eight, got out his deed poll forms and officially became Saire Marmite. His reasoning, as reported at the time, was that he wanted to demonstrate proper devotion to the jar.
He Became 'Saire Marmite'
Saire Marmite, no joke, that's his name. He used to be Saire May, but recently this Marmite Super-Fan changed his name by deed-poll.
The Great Marmite Heist
Last week thieves broke into a warehouse in West Yorkshire and stole over £60,000 worth of Marmite Christmas stock, including 15,000 bars of the newly launched chocolate bar which at this stage is critical â high-peak Christmas season / limited edition and stock available.
Marmite Messiah: Jesus on Lid
In the best piece of pareidolia this year, Claire Allen of Ystrad, Rhondda has reported to the BBC that she first noticed the MarmArt ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) image of Jesus on the underside of her Marmite lid when she was spreading the yeast extract on her son's toast.
Schools Ban Marmite Breakfast
The BBC is reporting that Marmite is off the menu at a school in Wales. Ceredigion Council has taken Marmite off the menu at all 51 school breakfast clubs in the county because of salt levels.
Marmite, world terrorist threat
I'm serious, British customs seize half eaten Marmite jar due to potential use in hijacking an airplane. Exactly what I was supposed to be able to do with my half empty 150g jar I don't know. Threaten to force feed the passengers and crew?
Prisoners turn to Marmite moonshine
You search the web time and again, but still you miss the most amazing things. In 2002, the centennial year of Marmite, it was discovered that inmates at a jail near Wolverhampton in England, were brewing their own "hooch" using Marmite.
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