AussieMite
 | This article contains promotional content. (June 2023) |
| Industry | Retail |
|---|---|
| Founded | 16 January 2001 |
| Founders | Roger Ramsey |
| Headquarters | , Australia |
| Products | AussieMite 175g, AussieMite 290g |
| Owner | AussieMite Pty Ltd. |
| Website | www |
AussieMite is an Australian company producing savory food spread. Its primary uses are for toasts and sandwiches.[1] It was founded by Roger Ramsey in 2001.[2]
History
AussieMite was founded by Roger Ramsey, an agricultural pilot, inventor and the founder of Australian company All Natural Foods.[3] The product was launched into Australian supermarkets in 2001 and in 2011 AussieMite was launched into the United Kingdom, The United States of America, United Arab Emirates and South East Asia.[4] It is a registered trademark in Australia, the United Kingdom, European Union, United States of America, United Arab Emirates, Japan, South East Asia and Asia.[5][6] In 2020, Australian retailer Woolworths announced they would stop selling the product in favour of products from the more popular Vegemite brand.[7]
Ingredients
The main ingredients of AussieMite are corn and maltodextrin. Other ingredients are yeast, sugar, citric acid and caramel color.[8][non-primary source needed]
Nutrition
| Type | Food spread | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of origin | Australia | ||||||
| Main ingredients | Corn, Maltodextrin | ||||||
| Ingredients generally used | Yeast, Sugar, Citric Acid | ||||||
| 198 kcal (829 kJ) | |||||||
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AussieMite contains less than 1 gram of fat. A serving of 5 grams contains 9.9 calories. It contains significant amount of B vitamins, similary to other savory spreads like thiamine, riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, folic acid and Vitamin B12.
See also
References
- ^ "SA firm's 'Mitey' win over Dick Smith". www.adelaidenow.com.au. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "AussieMite - The Australian Made Campaign". Australianmade.com.au. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ "All Natural Foods". Australianmade.com.au. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ ""It's crippling us": AussieMite hits out at Dick Smith as battle over OzEmite name escalates". SmartCompany. 30 November 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Search results AussieMite". search.ipaustralia.gov.au. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ "IP Basics". www.gov.uk/government. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ Fitzsimmons, Caitlin (14 March 2020). "'It's devastating': AussieMite pushed off shelves in Vegemite wars". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ https://aussiemite.com.au/pages/nutrition-information-and-ingredients