Times and tastes change. A recent talk by a marketing guru noted that if marketing sensory and taste focus groups were around when Vegemite was invented in 1922, there would be no Vegemite – the focus group would have laughed it out of existence before it got past the concept stage. It’s described as ‘salty, a little bitter’ and is made from left over brewers’ yeast.

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