1mo ago

What is the Marmite situation were you are?

Taupo seems to be short of Marmite. Is this just an us problem?

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@absGeekNZ , can't really say. I'm about to buy my next tub, so I'll see.
I heap scorn upon your Marmite troubles!
Bah!
The great Vegemite civilization welcomes refugees from the barbarian lands.
- Your puritanical religion will not sway those who are dedicated to the glory and true path of Marmite.
  Be gone opportunistic usurper.
  
  Our household tends to worship a veritable pantheon.
  UK Marmite, NZ Marmite, Vegemite, Promite & Bovril. All always in stock.
- Steady on mate. I live the UK and because UK Marmite is All Wrong, I've been forced to fall back on Strayan Vegemite. Lately though that lifeline seems to be fraying - in my current jar the texture is a little sloppy, the flavour not quite up there.
  So, what's going on in "the great Vegemite civilization"? Was this just a rogue jar? Or is this the start of enshitification?
  
  Pro'lly just all y'all heat waves melting it.
Couldn't get a big jar today, they didn't have any at the supermarket I went to. But couldn't speak to the others.
Just on All. Never seen marmite. Canadian.
- Apparently it is quite the acquired taste; but here it is part of childhood so we acquire it early.
  
  I didn't like feta cheese at first.
my wife only bought a small jar this week, must be a cost of living thing
Our house is a little light because I try not to buy long life things when they aren't on special, and it hasn't been on special for a while.
When I [generic term for internet search?], I find this post on the orange site from a month ago, with someone saying they got a memo 11 June 2025:
Sanitarium wanted to inform you of a temporary supply constraint affecting one of our Marmite products. Due to a shortfall in key raw materials, they are currently unable to manufacture Marmite at full capacity. As a result, production is being focused solely on the 250g Marmite jar, and the 500g SKU will be unavailable for a short period.
Wikipedia says it's made from by-products of beer brewing, so maybe buying more beer will help the shortage?
- We go through a lot of Marmite... This is not great
Not sure if it's just a US problem, but I checked my local grocery store and walmart websites. Neither carries it in store, but Walmart has it available for shipping to my state with 2 day shipping for around $10 USD.
- Interesting.
  But is it NZ Marmite or the UK stuff???? They have quite distinct flavors.
  BTW I'm in NZ, this is a NZ instance and Taupō is a NZ town.

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