Canada bans Marmite

[David Dunlop]

Since the topic is foodstuffs disappearing from store shelves in Canada, a Ginger Spread and a Rosella Jelly used to be available at local Safeway stores for many years, but both have been unavailable for a while now. I think both were made in or near Maroochydore Australia and I think my Mum visited the factory while visiting relatives in the area back in the 70's. Ribena blackcurrant concentrate is another item getting harder to find as well.


David

[motto]

Ribena copped a real hammering here a couple of years back as most of their claims for their product turned out to be false. I think a young university student took a look at their juice and discovered the truth, the word got out and the media picked up on it.
Ginger Spread and Rosella Jelly I've not heard of but in the past it was not unusual for Australian products to be made for export only and not available locally.
Also many products were available in their state of origin only as regards local markets. Maroochydore is over 1,000 miles from here in southern Queensland and maybe the Banana Benders know of the brands mentioned ay?

David

[Dianaa]

Originally Posted by David Dunlop

Since the topic is foodstuffs disappearing from store shelves in Canada, a Ginger Spread and a Rosella Jelly used to be available at local Safeway stores for many years, but both have been unavailable for a while now. I think both were made in or near Maroochydore Australia and I think my Mum visited the factory while visiting relatives in the area back in the 70's. Ribena blackcurrant concentrate is another item getting harder to find as well.


David

If you're talking about Rosella Brand preservatives Jam in Oz Jelly in Nth America, the company started by the Moran and Cato supermarket chain was bought out by the soap multinational Unilever and as usual only agreed to produce the products for five years. That period lapsed and so did manufacturing of Rosella products including the famous Rosella tomato sauce (ketchup).



I believe the brand has been sold and manufacturing of some products recommenced.

There are also boutique products called rosella jam because of the ingrediants, which doesn't include the parrot species Psittacus elegans or Crimson Rosella in the recipe.

BTW: the US banned the import of Vegemite some years ago because of the salt content, however the ban was lifted shortly after because the usual serving is minimal and not the lashings that Americans are used to with spreads. You tend to find that while Marmite and Vegimite are similar people are either in the Marmite camp or the Vegimite one, I'm happy to say I'm a Vegemite Kid!

[Lynn Eades]

On a web site (About Australia) it seems Marmite is Australia's original yeast spread.
this is what a jar looks like down our way.
We all know what Kraft (c.r.a.f.t.) stands for..... Right???