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The year Marmite swabbed your cheeks: the 2017 Gene Project

The year Marmite swabbed your cheeks: the 2017 Gene Project

In 2017 Marmite asked the nation to spit in a tube. The Gene Project claimed your DNA decides whether you love or hate the jar, sold you a testing kit, and lifted sales 14 per cent. The marketing was brilliant, the science thin.

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When Kraft Heinz tried to buy the whole pantry: the 55-hour Marmite scare of 2017

When Kraft Heinz tried to buy the whole pantry: the 55-hour Marmite scare of 2017

Nine years before McCormick, Marmite had a near-death experience. In February 2017 Kraft Heinz made a £115 billion grab for Unilever, the row lasted about 55 hours, and the government started sharpening pencils. Then it was over.

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