#486254 - Fri Sep 25 2009 08:16 PM
Re: Marmite versus Vegemite - Let Battle Commence!
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If you dont have butter, it will be hard getting it down. Vegemite is pretty dry, sort of like peanut butter, but not as cloying.
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#486256 - Tue Sep 29 2009 10:10 AM
Re: Marmite versus Vegemite - Let Battle Commence!
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BurgGurl?? What's the verdict?
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#486257 - Tue Nov 03 2009 12:12 AM
Re: Marmite versus Vegemite - Let Battle Commence!
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Saw this story about "renaming" Vegemite. Don't know how the Aussies feel about this one...
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#486259 - Tue Nov 03 2009 12:29 AM
Re: Marmite versus Vegemite - Let Battle Commence!
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Dave, it is not renaming it, as such- it is quite a new product. It is a lot milder than the original- probably aimed at the overseas market.  There has been quite a bit of discussion about both the new product and the new name. The product seems to be catching on, but the name has been roundly panned. The consensus is that it was a marketing ploy by Kraft, employing the old saw that any publicity is good publicity. I think the name 'iSnack 2.0' is totally ridiculous myself, and cannot wait until it gets changed to something a bit more descriptive. It sounds like it is named after a computer game. It may create a secondary market, as the jars may become collectors items. I have tucked one away, just in case.
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#486260 - Tue Nov 03 2009 01:38 AM
Re: Marmite versus Vegemite - Let Battle Commence!
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Do tell, Greg, why would the jars be collectors'items? Is it because the new product is even more gross than Vegemite and won't last as no one will buy it, therefore the jars become collectibles. I cannot think of any other reason as the jar is a boring shape, not interesting like the Marmite jar.
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#486261 - Tue Nov 03 2009 02:04 AM
Re: Marmite versus Vegemite - Let Battle Commence!
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The labels would be the collectable part. It is a shrink-wrap type plastic label that would not destroy easily, and I suspect that it will only be on the market for a short time. Of course, I could be wildly wrong, and will be responsible for cupboards around the nation being stocked with hundreds of jars of Vegemite. "...new product is even more gross than Vegemite and won't last as no one will buy it."- And I am NOT going to bite at this totally inflamatory statement.
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#486262 - Tue Nov 03 2009 09:29 AM
Re: Marmite versus Vegemite - Let Battle Commence!
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Looks like no one saw the quote marks around the word "renaming." My question is why would someone take something that people like and change it to cause such a stir? It doesn't make any sense to me.
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#486263 - Tue Nov 03 2009 12:05 PM
Re: Marmite versus Vegemite - Let Battle Commence!
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I suppose you could ask the folk at Coca Cola the same question. Remember 'New Coke'?
I cannot answer your question, Dave, without using the words 'brain explosion'. It is just corporate lunacy.
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#486265 - Tue Nov 03 2009 02:51 PM
Re: Marmite versus Vegemite - Let Battle Commence!
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Remember 'New Coke'?
Yes, I do. I also remember the delightful 'Pepsi Blue', which provided your RDA of Blue Dye #1. 
Sorry, I did not intend to derail the thread. Returning to the issue of The Marmite Vegemite Wars
I am a staunch defender of Marmite. I stock both products in the house, since my son will only eat Vegemite.
One of my children is autistic. Like many other children on the spectrum, he is a tremendously fussy eater. He won't eat foods that are not highly salted. I am quite certain he would be happy to munch on handfuls of Sea Salt!
ecnalubma suggested that I try giving my son some Vegemite on toast, as nutrition is a constant concern. I had Marmite in the house, but no dice. However, my son is loving the Vegemite! I don't understand how he can tolerate 3 tablespoons of the stuff on one slice of toast, but it is the only source of iron and B Vitamins in his diet. Unless Cheetos are secretly a nutritional goldmine, but this fact is kept off the label in case children might be frightened off by the thought of eating such a healthy snack food. 
(edited to reflect that I could not spell the word "ambulance" backwards)
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#486266 - Tue Nov 03 2009 05:18 PM
Re: Marmite versus Vegemite - Let Battle Commence!
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I don't think I could try either if I had some, on the other hand my husband said he tried Vegemite once, he claims it tastes like salty earwax he's never had Marmite.
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#486268 - Tue Nov 03 2009 07:12 PM
Re: Marmite versus Vegemite - Let Battle Commence!
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*launches self into the fray*....  I'm a Vegemite Kid! My favourite vegemite eat treat is on hot buttered toast *bliss* but hot vegemite toast with a poached egg or buttered saos with vegemite and cheese run close! My daughter spent 4 months in Georgia with CCUSA and found two Americans who were hooked on vegemite and carried their own supplies. She did show them how to make their vegemite toast 'properly' - and then all the available councellors Embraced the Change!  They are now also hooked on Tim Tams (a chocolate biscuits) as well! As for iSnack.... - look what's happened now!  www.news.com.au/business/story/0,27753,26185420-462,00.html
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#486269 - Tue Nov 03 2009 11:06 PM
Re: Marmite versus Vegemite - Let Battle Commence!
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mmmm saos with vegemite and cheese - haven't had that in years. I might just go down the shops this arvo and get me some saos! And I have my jar of iSnack2.0 in my cupboard (for posperity). There is heaps of it on the shelves of my local shop, I might just buy some more jars (just in case) when I go down and get some saos.
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#486275 - Thu Nov 05 2009 07:19 PM
Re: Marmite versus Vegemite - Let Battle Commence!
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It's simple really, 'Vegemite worms' occur when you get 2 crackers with holes in them, spread with Vegemite, then squish together. The Vegemite has to go somewhere so it comes up through the holes in the cracker hence the reference to 'worms' And for those who like Tim Tams, I just won a year's supply of them! It's for work though and we'll go through them in a couple of months but at least we wont need to buy any for a while.
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#486276 - Thu Nov 05 2009 08:04 PM
Re: Marmite versus Vegemite - Let Battle Commence!
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A year's supply Lones? I think you need the Genie for that...a Never Ending supply! Mags you lucky thing - aren't they Just the Best! *yummie* I love a Tim Tam Slam with my coffee (or hot chocolate) too! You bite off opposite corners from the Tim Tam...and suck the hot drink through it and then pop it into you mouth before it implodes! *bliss* Oooops...sorry.  *pushes thread back on track*
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#486277 - Thu Nov 05 2009 09:54 PM
Re: Marmite versus Vegemite - Let Battle Commence!
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A year's supply (according to Arnotts) is 48 packets - which is 2 cartons. 1 will be delivered soon and the second in April next year. Almost as good as the genie The boys I work with are really looking forward to them.
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#486279 - Thu Nov 05 2009 11:55 PM
Re: Marmite versus Vegemite - Let Battle Commence!
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A year's supply (according to Arnotts) is 48 packets - which is 2 cartons.
*scoff* they don't know what they're talking about!
I can imagine races to the tea room at your work come smoko.
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#486280 - Fri Nov 06 2009 12:00 AM
Re: Marmite versus Vegemite - Let Battle Commence!
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There are 3 women and 12 men here where I work. Not enough Tim Tams to go around but not everyone eats them (phew!). We worked out that the win would save us about $120. Not too bad.
Of course we had to buy all those packets of Tim Tams (and eat them) to enter the competition in the first place (I think I entered about 20 times).
We can now spend the money we save on Tim Tams on the Coke that the boys out in the workshop seem to have hooked up to an intravenous drip.
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