Marmite
Burton-on-Trent was the acknowledged capital of the nations brewing industry with about thirty breweries. A waste by product of the brewing process is a creamy slurry of live yeast, water, hop debris and beer
In the 19th century a man named Justus Von Liebig discovered that brewer’s yeast could be concentrated, bottled and eaten
In 1902, a factory opened to process this by product obviously the place to have it was in Burton-On-Trent.
Originally the product was supplied in earthenware pots. The French name for a large covered earthenware or metal cooking pot is Marmite as pictured on the labels. Since the 1920’s it has been sold in the bulbous brown glass jars we are familiar with today
The factory produces 50 million jars of Marmite per year. Just 15% goes overseas - the biggest export market is Sri Lanka where they love that flavour! Ex-pat Brits order it by the case, but there's practically no interest in Europe.
Tankers with Marmite on the side do not have Marmite in them, they go to all the breweries in the country to collect the ingredients.
I feel sorry for the rest of the world who don’t know the delight of eating Marmite.
Love it or hate it, the jar is instantly recognisable.
