Editing Marmite (section)

== Similar products ==
There are a number of similar yeast products available in other countries; these products are not directly connected to the original Marmite recipe and brand. The Australian product [[Vegemite]] was developed in early 1920s by [[Cyril Callister]] for [[Fred Walker (entrepreneur)|Fred Walker and Co.]] due to shortages of Marmite exports to Australia as a result of the First World War.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cyril Callister Biography, Achievements, Australian chemist, Food Technologist|url=http://www.aussiedigest.com/society/cyril-callister.php|access-date=2021-07-25|website=www.aussiedigest.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=By|date=2021-07-13|title=Worker of the Week: Cyril Callister|url=https://www.devilsporridge.org.uk/cyrilcallister|access-date=2021-07-25|website=Devils Porridge Museum|language=en-GB}}</ref> It is now distributed in many countries, and [[AussieMite]] is sold in Australia. Other products include OzeMite, which is made by [[Dick Smith Foods]]; Cenovit, a Brazilian spread; [[Vitam-R]], a German spread; [[Cenovis]], a Swiss spread (sold internationally under the brand Sonaris); and Vegex, an [[autolyzed]] yeast product available in the United States since 1913.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://center-for-educational-advancement-employment.eggzack.com/vegex |title=Vegex |website=Center for Educational Advancement |date=21 June 2010 |access-date=5 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110401182916/http://center-for-educational-advancement-employment.eggzack.com/vegex |archive-date=1 April 2011}}</ref> In the United Kingdom, own-branded yeast extract, very similar to Marmite, is sold by [[Sainsbury's]], [[ASDA]], [[Tesco]] and [[Aldi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mylondon.news/lifestyle/food-drink/i-compared-marmite-sainsburys-tesco-19991482|title = 'I compared Marmite to supermarket versions and I'm sure one was the same'|date = 8 March 2021}}</ref>