MARKED-UP PRICES
Checks by CNA on Wednesday morning on e-commerce platforms Lazada and Shopee showed a few listings of Marmite for sale at marked-up prices.
A pack of two 250g Marmite bottles was available for sale for almost S$48 on Lazada.
In comparison, a 250g bottle of Marmite on RedMart – which was out of stock on Wednesday – was reflected as S$10.90.
On FairPrice’s website, 100g and 200g bottles – also sold out – were shown to cost S$4.84 and S$7.08 respectively.
The iconic black and yellow glass bottle also emerged on Carousell, with CNA seeing at least two such listings as of Wednesday morning.
Both were priced higher than regular retail price with one at S$20 (US$15.50) for a 250g bottle and S$50 for a bottle of unspecified size.
In November 2025, Unilever was reportedly considering selling historic British brands including Marmite and Bovril, sources told Reuters.
This was said to be part of a potential move by the consumer goods giant to exit some food businesses to focus on beauty and wellbeing.
Such a sale could be Unilever’s most significant disposal since Fernando Fernandez became its CEO in February last year, with a mandate to speed up its turnaround strategy.
Consumer conglomerates have been struggling with squeezed profit margins and sliding sales volumes for several years due to supply-chain crunches and high inflation.