Vegemite turns 100

Tristan Lutze wrote an article in the Guardian on October 25 about the centenary of Vegemite. It contained some interesting historical facts that I did not previously know.

Now I do.

The article said that

Jamie Callister, the grandson of Vegemite creator Cyril Callister, is one of the millions of Australians who starts the day with a slice of buttery toast licked with a thin swipe of our beloved national spread.

“He was a brilliant scientist,” Callister says of his grandfather, who was recruited by Melbourne-based entrepreneur Fred Walker to develop a homegrown alternative to Marmite using spent brewer’s yeast from the nearby Carlton and United Breweries. “Today marks the 100-year anniversary of the first jar of his creation coming off the production line.”

Then I found another article online that compared Vegemite and Marmite, but I already had my own opinion about that.