Marmite

[andygo]

I have sort of got used to the shrinkflation scourge of food items - bags of crisps smaller, Cadburys chocolate can no longer be called chocolate as they don't contain enough cocoa, Tolberones with massive gaps between the chunks, lots of items watered down in generally sneaky ways.

Now it's Marmite. My latest jar of said comestible and breakfast staple has been watered down so it is much thinner and less gloopy. Why can't they leave such a traditional recipe alone?

It's the same with my morning marmalade as well.

Gits.

Rant over.

[wolfracesonic]

Some people will love replying to this post, others…not so much.

[Sporky]

Toblerone don't have the gaps any more. That was only from 2016 to 2018.

[andygo]

Sporky said:

Toblerone don't have the gaps any more. That was only from 2016 to 2018.

Haha, might be tempted to check that out.

[Sporky]

Also I agree with the spirit of the OP. I'd rather pay more and keep the quality. Marmite lasts so long it's effectively free anyway.

[andygo]

I just had another look, you can literally pour it out now.

[Arkose]

I use ALDI's own brand! Marmite isn't what it used to be.. or if i'm feeling rich buy the XO Marmite

[Snubs]

You can get the one in the black/gold coloured jar that's 'matured for extra taste'. I've bought it in the past but had the opposite problem to you in as much as if it was in the slightest bit cool, it become completely rock hard and attempting to spread it would rip the bread to shreds. Might solve your problem

[55palfers]

I'm of the opinion that the British consumer is now being taken for a mug by big business.

The provision of foodstuffs is basically a cartel now with zero checks and balances from government agencies.

Maybe we need a revamp of some sort of a prices and incomes policy. Check out above inflation profits of major supermarkets.

[Puggit]

55palfers said:

I'm of the opinion that the British consumer is now being taken for a mug by big business.

The provision of foodstuffs is basically a cartel now with zero checks and balances from government agencies.

Maybe we need a revamp of some sort of a prices and incomes policy. Check out above inflation profits of major supermarkets.

I'm not a fan of government intervention, but I believe you are right.

Just look at the products that are always on offer somewhere and overpriced everywhere else (for example, reconstituted potato snacks in a stacked tube).

Globally, only about 10 major companies control almost every large food and beverage brand found in supermarkets. These include:

Nestlé
PepsiCo
Coca-Cola
Unilever
Danone
General Mills
Kellogg's
Mars
Associated British Foods
Mondelez


Then there is travel. When you go and use a comparison website, how many different companies are really competing for your business?

Major Parent Companies (Online Travel Agencies - OTAs)

Expedia Group: Owns Expedia, Hotels.com, Vrbo, Orbitz, Travelocity.
Booking Holdings: Owns Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda, Kayak, Momondo
Tripadvisor: Owns Viator, The Fork, SmarterTravel, SeatGuru, FlipKey

You think there's a wide range of companies and choice in the current world - but there really is not.

[Jader1973]

Try Vegemite instead.

[Puggit]

Jader1973 said:

Try Vegemite instead.

[K87]

If anyone makes their own cheese sauce for cauliflower or macaroni cheese try adding a spoonful of Marmite to the cheese sauce, really good.

[andygo]

Or there is this exclusive version, looks like a pot of Marmite at the end of the rainbow.

Not quite sure what they are trying to say here!

[Arkose]

andygo said:

Or there is this exclusive version, looks like a pot of Marmite at the end of the rainbow.

Not quite sure what they are trying to say here!

that was on the shelves all of last year, not so exclusive...

[bimsb6]

andygo said:

I just had another look, you can literally pour it out now.

We normally a plastic tub from costco , i reckon it lasts at least a year , before xmas we ran out ! Bought a small glass pot of it to get us through , this is the usual gloopy consistency we are used too.

[craigjm]

Sporky said:

Also I agree with the spirit of the OP. I'd rather pay more and keep the quality. Marmite lasts so long it's effectively free anyway.

I would agree except when it comes to Marmite which I would happily leave on the shelf in the supermarket

[Ganglandboss]

Puggit said:

Jader1973 said:

Try Vegemite instead.

My OH is Australian, so whenever I buy Marmite, she makes a point of buying Vegemite too. It is definitely an inferior product.

Her family are from a suburb just outside Melbourne, and when we visit, we usually stay at her dad's and take over the cooking. The jarred food options are pretty lacklustre in their supermarkets.

For a nation that makes a big deal about their love for eating lamb, mint sauce is utterly fking dreadful. It is hard to find proper mint sauce, with chopped mint in it. Instead it is some sort of translucent light green jelly product. It is grim.

And they do not have a clue what brown sauce is.

[Ganglandboss]

andygo said:

Or there is this exclusive version, looks like a pot of Marmite at the end of the rainbow.

Not quite sure what they are trying to say here!

Is it a reference to the Marmite motorway?

Seriously though (bumming jokes aside), we had some. It was raising money for the Elton John AIDS Foundation.

[Tyndall]

Arkose said:

andygo said:

Or there is this exclusive version, looks like a pot of Marmite at the end of the rainbow.

Not quite sure what they are trying to say here!

that was on the shelves all of last year, not so exclusive...

I think it's going to be a long long time before they're back again.