Vegemite Vegemite Vegemite ( ) is a thick, black, Australian food spread made from leftover brewers' yeast extract with various vegetable and spice additives. It was developed by Cyril Percy Callister in Melbourne, Victoria in 1922. The Vegemite brand was owned by Mondelez International (formerly Kraft Foods Inc.) until January 2017, when it was acquired by the Australian Bega Cheese group in a $460 million agreement for full Australian ownership after Bega would buy most of Mondelez International's Australia and New Zealand grocery and cheese business. A spread for sandwiches, toast, crumpets and cracker biscuits as well as a filling for
In Melbourne Today combined into a single 15-minute time-slot, while Bill McCormack's show was a 15-minute series (it later expanded to being half-hour). Bert Newton, who became famous for his appearances on "In Melbourne Tonight", has said he was originally meant to appear on "In Melbourne Today" but due to a hold up in production, he never worked on the breakfast program. After being afforded the opportunity to do a live commercial on "In Melbourne Tonight", he impressed executives so much he was told to "forget the breakfast program". In 1989, Denise Drysdale and Ernie Sigley teamed up to host a modern-day version