Marmageddon

English Etymology From en Marmite mageddon Marm(ite). Noun ? en NZ A national shortage of Marmite in New Zealand from early 2012 until late 2013, following damage in the 2011 earthquake to the Christchurch factory that produced the product. en March 20, 2012 New Zealand Herald Marmageddon': There's always Vegemite, says PM Alan Gibson Prime Minister John Key is among thousands of Kiwis having to ration their Marmite, as 'Marmageddon' enters its second day. en July 11, 2012 Otago Daily Times Fears spread of Vegemite shortage Christopher Adams First it was "Marmageddon" as Marmite vanished from shop shelves - now Vegemite has been hit by supply problems. en September 30, 2013 Marketing magazine Australia Marmite returns to shelves post Christchurch earthquake Following the 2011 Christchurch earthquakes, Marmite fans faced 'Marmageddon' with the Sanitarium factory forced to cease production of the well known condiment due to extensive renovations of its earthquake damaged factory. en July 19, 2018 Stuff Remember Marmageddon? It could be the key to your food cravings Jennifer Bowden The Marmageddon reaction seemed entirely out of proportion to the problem. en UK en Marmitegate. en October 13, 2016 The Journal 'Marmageddon' called off as Marmite returns to UK shelves (see title) en October 14, 2016 Campaign Marmitegate will mark the moment that Brexit got real Phil Teer The Sun called it Marmageddon while the Daily Mail condemned "marmite whingers" and urged patriotic consumers to boycott Unilever and switch to Bovril (oblivious to the fact that Bovril is also owned by you-know-who). en October 28, 2016 The Guardian Morrisons puts Marmite price up 12.5% Sarah Butler; Julia Kollewe It was dubbed Marmageddon: a very public spat between two of the giants of the grocery business – Tesco and Unilever – that saw the supermarket giant refuse to accept price rises on hundreds of Unilever products and that resulted in Marmite disappearing from Tesco’s shelves and website. en December 27, 2016 The New Federalist On the brink of Brexit: Scotland's future in Europe Carol Silveira From Westminster, we hear the cry that ‘Brexit means Brexit’, a phrase which is devoid of any real semantic meaning; while from the tabloids, we are given a taster of the early effects of Brexit on our favourite products – a potential marmageddon or toblerone doom.