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British Panic Over Marmite Shows Brexit Just Got Real
Brits love or hate Marmite. Just like Brexit.
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Overnight, the U.K. awoke to fears of a nationwide Marmite shortage. Tesco, the country’s largest supermarket, had stopped online sales of Marmite—an iconic topping commonly spread on toast—in a dispute over price increases.
To non-Brits it’s hard to explain the tremor that ripped across the land. But imagine it’s July 3rd in America and Heinz ketchup just got pulled from Walmart.com.