A JAR of Vegemite sent from the central west is being credited with saving a snack on the English Cotswolds.
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It is the latest gesture in the friendship between the region and the historic town of Cirencester, west of London.
Non Solo Pasta, based in Cirencester, makes a popular arancini containing Marmite and cheddar, but faced a dilemma due to a national Marmite shortage in England.
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When Bathurst Business Chamber's Angus Edwards heard the news, he sent a jar of Vegemite the 10,530 miles to reach the business.
"We are touched by the gesture," Non Solo Pasta co-founder Clara Cardillo said.
"We are going to use the jar to make a version of the arancini and taste test against the Marmite version."
Non Solo Pasta sells at the Cirencester Farmers' Market and at a permanent stall at a shopping centre in nearby Stroud.
"A big thank you to Angus and the Bathurst Chamber," Non Solo Pasta co-founder Matteo Conte said.
"We wish there was a way that you could try our arancini or that we could send over a traditional example for you to try, maybe bolognese and peas or our caponata, which is completely vegan."
At the launch of a display of goods from Cirencester at the Bathurst Visitor Information Centre last year, Mr Edwards said the Bathurst Business Chamber was looking to take the trade and business between the two communities to the next level.
"We see this as more than just the niceties of a friendship; there's actually some real business to be done," he said.
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