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Britain Panics Over Brexit-Sparked Marmite Shortage
time.com ^
| October 13, 2016
| Kate Samuelson
Posted on 10/13/2016 8:44:28 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
Tesco pulled a range of products from its website following a pricing row with Unilever
News that a major British supermarket will no longer be stocking Marmite following Brexit has sparked outrage across the U.K., leading the hashtag #MarmiteGate to trend on Twitter.
Tesco pulled a range of products, including Marmite, PG Tips tea bags, Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, Persil washing powder and Lynx body spray, from its website after a row over pricing with the major food and household goods supplier Unilever.
According to The Guardian, Unilever is trying to charge Tesco an extra 10% for its goods due to the pound’s fall against the euro and the dollar following the vote for Brexit in June.
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TOPICS: United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: brexitaftermath; marmite
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To: Berlin_Freeper
Idiots!
They can order it off on Amazon not to name others.
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posted on
10/13/2016 8:48:12 AM PDT
by
x1stcav
(Leftism is like rust: It corrodes 24 hours a day until eradicated.)
To: Berlin_Freeper
so....this is caused by currency fluctuations, not necessarily Brexit.
Dishonest Headline Writing. It isn’t just for American media anymore!
To: Berlin_Freeper
No mention of toothpaste and floss.
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posted on
10/13/2016 8:48:54 AM PDT
by
T-Bone Texan
(Don't be a lone wolf. Form up small leaderlesss cells ASAP !)
To: Berlin_Freeper
key ingredients such as corn, sugar and chocolate grow in hot climates (so, not the UK) and need to be imported.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/37644547/from-marmite-to-holiday-money-how-brexit-already-affects-everyday-lives
To: Berlin_Freeper
Ben & Jerry's pulled from shelves
http://www.local10.com/money/more-brexit-fallout-ben-jerrys-pulled-from-shelves
To: Berlin_Freeper
Marmite? Had to look that one up. Concentrated yeast extract spread. Sounds yummy. /s
To: Berlin_Freeper
My kingdom for some Marmite!
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posted on
10/13/2016 8:56:15 AM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: Berlin_Freeper
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posted on
10/13/2016 8:56:17 AM PDT
by
GraceG
(Only a fool works hard in an environment where hard work is not appreciated...)
To: GraceG
Who? Me??
To: RegulatorCountry
A British teatime favorite
https://news.vice.com/story/not-even-marmite-is-safe-from-brexit
To: RegulatorCountry
A slightly less appealing version of Vegemite.
To: Berlin_Freeper
By-product of beer. There are plenty of beer manufacturers in the UK who could pounce on this opportunity.
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posted on
10/13/2016 8:59:06 AM PDT
by
RushIsMyTeddyBear
(<<<<< he no longer IS my 'teddy bear'.)
To: Berlin_Freeper
The mere existence of Marmite is sufficient justification to blast Great Britain into radioactive waste with our full arsenal of nuclear weapons. (If any of you have ever tasted the stuff, you’d know what I mean.)
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posted on
10/13/2016 9:00:55 AM PDT
by
bus man
(Loose Lips Sink Ships)
To: RushIsMyTeddyBear
...what about OXO cubes......
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posted on
10/13/2016 9:02:37 AM PDT
by
spokeshave
(In the Thatch Weave,..Trump's Wing Man is Truth.)
To: Berlin_Freeper
Unilever has plenty of product replacements
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posted on
10/13/2016 9:02:57 AM PDT
by
stocksthatgoup
(When the MSM wants your opinion, they will give it to you)
To: T-Bone Texan
LOL!!!....Nobody in Britain will complain over that!...........
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posted on
10/13/2016 9:03:57 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(YES, I'm Deplorable! I Deplore the entire Democrat Party!....................)
To: Buckeye McFrog
Marmite is made from Marmots?................
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posted on
10/13/2016 9:04:26 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(YES, I'm Deplorable! I Deplore the entire Democrat Party!....................)
To: Berlin_Freeper
But, can they still get Vitameatavegamin?
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posted on
10/13/2016 9:04:41 AM PDT
by
Sasparilla
(Hillary for Prison 2016)
To: Berlin_Freeper
How will they make their VEGEMITE Sandwiches now?????............Oh, the horrors!...........
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posted on
10/13/2016 9:06:09 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(YES, I'm Deplorable! I Deplore the entire Democrat Party!....................)
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