British supermarket Tesco has stopped selling popular household brands after a price dispute with its major supplier,Fantasy Movies | Adult Movies Online Unilever.

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Products such as Marmite, PG Tips (tea), Pot Noodle and Surf washing powder are currently unavailable from the supermarket's website.

The row began when Unilever proposed a 10% price increase because of the falling value of the pound against the euro and the dollar, after Britain's decision to leave the EU.


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“We are experiencing availability issues on a number of Unilever products. We always work to ensure customers get the best possible prices and we hope to have this issue resolved soon," a Tesco spokesman said.

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The decision predictably caused hysteria on Twitter, as people reacted with the hashtag #MarmiteGate:

Unilever is the country's biggest food and grocery manufacturer.

The value of pound sterling has dropped by 16% against the euro since the referendum vote.

UPDATE: Oct. 13, 2016, 6:23 p.m. BST On Thursday it was reported that the dispute between Unilever and Tesco had been resolved.

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