Marmite Defence League
11th June
Contact: Keith Flett 07803 167266
Marmite crisis: campaigners call on Johnson to act
The Marmite Defence League has called on Boris Johnson to act on a crisis of marmite production.
Marmite have tweeted that they have temporarily stopped production of larger 400g jars because of a shortage of repurposed yeast.
This is a by-product of brewing and with brewers reducing production in some cases due to the closure of pubs during lockdown Marmite say there is a shortage.
The campaigners say that the Government needs to address the Marmite crisis by nationalising a brewery, allowing brewing to restart and along with it the supply of the essential ingredient for marmite.
MDL organiser Keith Flett said, now is the time for noted Marmite lover Boris Johnson to put his money where his mouth is for once.
Where we stand on Marmite
Marmite is a natural product deriving from brewer’s yeast. It is historically a by-product of brewing
It was ‘invented’ by a German scientist Justus von Liebig
Originally Marmite was derived from the Bass brewery in Burton on Trent.
Marmite is salty but also has some health enhancing elements to it including vitamins.
Its recent marketing focuses on a ‘love it or hate it’ element to Marmite, and it is a ‘which side are you on’ food.
Boris Johnson on Marmite
Marmite on Twitter (June 10th)
due to brewers yeast being in short supply (one of the main ingredients in Marmite) Supplies of Marmite have been affected.
As a temporary measure we have stopped production of all sizes apart from our 250g size jar which is available in most major retailers.
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