When Britain panicked over the 2016 Marmite shortage, Gary Lineker counted himself lucky: 'So relieved this morning that I don't like marmite.' Eight words that filed England's great goalscorer firmly in the hate camp.
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Marmageddon: the year New Zealand ran out of Marmite
In March 2012 Sanitarium closed its earthquake-damaged Papanui factory in Christchurch, and New Zealand, which gets through 640 tonnes of Marmite a year, simply ran out. The press called it Marmageddon. Jars went for up to $60 on TradeMe, the shortage was supposed to last until July, and the spread did not actually return to shelves until 20 March 2013. It is the benchmark against which every other Marmite shortage gets measured.
Marmite has been quietly delisted in Singapore and Malaysia
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.
Low Salt Marmite goes missing for a fortnight
Low Salt Marmite and the 500g classic jar disappeared from shelves for ten days. What 'temporary supply chain delays' actually means in this case.
The summer the jars ran dry: Marmite's 2020 yeast shortage
In June 2020 Marmite vanished from shelves in everything but the 250g jar. Pure lockdown logic: the pubs shut, the breweries slowed, and Marmite is made from what is left over when beer is brewed. No pints, no spread.
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