PC idiocy. Marmite is a polarizing, love-it-or-hate-it condiment, but has MANY loyal adherents, including me. I go through a 4.4oz jar per month. Marmite is to savory (umami) as sugar is to sweet. It makes for awesome oat groat porridge and sautéed mushrooms.

“Unilever has announced it may drop Marmite and Potnoodle from its company, if they don't prove to have a 'meaningful' impact on the world.

Chief executive Alan Jope [the Dope], 54, said that the British classics could be axed if they do not 'contribute meaningfully to the world or society'…”

A relevant comment by one of the article readers:

“Purpose in life?? What on earth is Jope the Dope drivelling on about. What purpose does toast have? Ah yes it’s to put your marmite on.”

https://mol.im/a/7291997

WTAF?!?! They're food that a great many people enjoy. This isn't "PC idiocy," this is just plain idiocy.

Where do they find some of the id10ts running these companies, anyway?

Marmite- that's on the Periodic Table of Elements, isn't it?

What an idiot! (Unless he’s just dissembling to try to seem PC, then he’s just a pandering waste of oxygen.)

The only meaningful impact that any CEO worth the free oxygen he breathes should consider is to the company’s bottom line. If it doesn’t make economic sense it should go, if it does it should stay.

If he’s considering dropping the products because they don’t make economic sense but trying to sound woke he’s a flaming liar.

If he’s considering dropping the products because of PC reasons he’s a flaming moron.

Pandering PC idiots.

Marmite should live or die by whether or not it sells.

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Originally posted by parabellum:
Marmite- that's on the Periodic Table of Elements, isn't it?

It also blows up when you shoot it doesn’t it?

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Originally posted by Bisleyblackhawk:

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Originally posted by parabellum:
Marmite- that's on the Periodic Table of Elements, isn't it?

It also blows up when you shoot it doesn’t it?

I think you mean Vegemite!

Is this a childish passive aggressive call for help?

If we don't play, is someone going to take their ball and go home?

The purpose of a product on the commercial market is to earn the company money.

I have no problem with Unilever axing Marmite because sales are declining below commercially viable levels. But don't try to guilt me into buying more because of some 'meaningful' impact tripe.

What Uniliver is telling us when they say that, is that our joy as consumers upon consuming their products is not meaningful.

If you don't value your customer's satisfaction with your product, don't be surprised if they don't value your bottom line.

If that is your attitude, then please do take your ball and go home.

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Originally posted by tatortodd:
Pandering PC idiots.

Marmite should live or die by whether or not it sells.

This.

Marmite?

where is the closest open gas station

Sounds like an awesome way to wreck a company.

So stupid. I’d hate to have to stockpile a supply of it. Then again, I have little doubt there’s enough demand for it that someone else will buy the brand if it comes to it, that or St. James’ Gate puts out their own version to fill the void. Gotta do something with all that stuff, may as well keep selling it rather than taking it to a landfill.

I love Marmite, I always keep some in the pantry. I’d rather treat myself with savory than sweet every time, just my preference. I just got my five year old son to try it and he loves it now, too. He just ate some Ritz crackers with some thinly spread on. I’ll probably make some Marmite mushrooms for us tomorrow.

I don't love it, but I eat some every week as the brewer's yeast tends to help my gastric issues. (Okay, horrific farts, if you must know.)

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I don't love it, but I eat some every week as the brewer's yeast tends to help my gastric issues. (Okay, horrific farts, if you must know.)

Interesting. How much do you eat and how often? I started drinking a swig of pickle juice here and there to help with heartburn issues, so this has my interest piqued.

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Originally posted by Bisleyblackhawk:

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Originally posted by parabellum:
Marmite- that's on the Periodic Table of Elements, isn't it?

It also blows up when you shoot it doesn’t it?

I don’t think so. OTOH, it’ll do in place of Loctite if you’re out of that.

Never heard of it, and pretty sure have never eaten any. (Not surprising, since I'm not an adventurous eater.)

flashguy

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Originally posted by Infidel:

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Originally posted by Bisleyblackhawk:

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Originally posted by parabellum:
Marmite- that's on the Periodic Table of Elements, isn't it?

It also blows up when you shoot it doesn’t it?

I think you mean Vegemite!

I know somebody that's a Vegemite and she only blows up when you say you like Trump or if you wear a MAGA hat.

Jim

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Originally posted by parabellum:
Marmite- that's on the Periodic Table of Elements, isn't it?

Every now and then.

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Originally posted by Jimbo54:

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Originally posted by Infidel:

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Originally posted by Bisleyblackhawk:

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Originally posted by parabellum:
Marmite- that's on the Periodic Table of Elements, isn't it?

It also blows up when you shoot it doesn’t it?

I think you mean Vegemite!

I know somebody that's a Vegemite and she only blows up when you say you like Trump or if you wear a MAGA hat.

Jim

All the vegemites I know detonate on direct contact with reality, and spontaneously combust within audible range of truth.

I had to have my house tented for marmites. Nasty buggers.