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
Valerie Callister for Morwell. She was briefly unseated on a technicality in 1984, but served until 1988, when she retired. Following her retirement she worked as the regional Gippsland coordinator for Alcohol and Drug Services (1989–92), the Victorian state director of Greening Australia (1989–91), manager of the Moe/Narracan and Traralgon Community Health Centres (1992–95), operations manager (1995–97) and CEO (1997–2003) of the Latrobe Community Health Centre, president of the Latrobe Regional Hospital Board (2000–02) and regional director of the Department of Human Services (from 2002). Valerie Callister Valerie Joy Callister (born 16 June 1950) is a former Australian politician. She was born