100 year on the shelves: love it or hate, Vegemite has stayed the course

PRODUCTION - 08 July 2022, Australia, Wollongong: Jars of the popular Australian spread Vegemite stand on a shelf in a supermarket. Vegemite was developed around 100 years ago, and the first jar was sold in 1923. (to dpa-Korr "100 years of Vegemite - Australia's most iconic spread") Photo: Michelle Ostwald/dpa (Photo by Michelle Ostwald/picture alliance via Getty Images) Credit: picture alliance/dpa/picture alliance via Getty I

Vegemite is celebrating a century on Australia's supermarket shelves. Love it or hate it, the mighty spread has become a national treasure, selling more than 20 million jars around the world every year. The story by Adriana Wainstok for SBS News, produced by RaySel for SBS Tamil.

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