Vegemite
Sign in to saveVegemite ( ) is a brand of a thick, dark brown Australian food spread made from leftover brewers' yeast extract with various vegetable and spice additives. It was developed by Cyril Callister in Melbourne, Victoria, for the Fred Walker Company in 1922 and was first sold in stores on 25 October 1923.
Key facts
- Brand.name
- Vegemite
- Brand.logo
- Vegemite brand logo.png
- Brand.logo_size
- 200
- Brand.image
- Vegemiteontoast_large.jpg
- Brand.image_size
- 200
- Brand.caption
- Vegemite on toast
- Brand.producttype
- Food spread
- Brand.currentowner
- Bega Group
- Brand.country
- Australia
- Brand.previousowners
- Fred Walker Company
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.vegemite.com.au
- Image
- Vegemiteontoast large.jpg
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- Commons category
- Vegemite
- inception
- 1922-00-00
- social media followers
- 14384
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Article
23 sectionsContents
- History
- Beginnings
- Commercial success
- Recent years
- Acquisition by Bega Cheese
- Consumption
- Kosher and halal certification
- Vegan certification
- Nutritional information
- Advertising and branding
- Variations
- Vegemite Singles
- Vegemite Cheesybite
- My First Vegemite
- Chocolate and Vegemite
- Vegemite Blend 17
- Other products
- Bans and rumours of bans
- In popular culture
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Vegemite ( ) is a brand of a thick, dark brown Australian food spread made from leftover brewers' yeast extract with various vegetable and spice additives. It was developed by Cyril Callister in Melbourne, Victoria, for the Fred Walker Company in 1922 and was first sold in stores on 25 October 1923.
A spread for sandwiches, toast, crumpets and cracker biscuits as well as a filling for pastries, Vegemite is similar to other yeast-based spreads such as Marmite in the UK and its New Zealand version, Australian Promite, MightyMite, AussieMite, OzEmite, German Vitam-R and Swiss Cenovis.