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Ex-London brokers bet on Marmite in Luxembourg's Brexit haven

Published Sun, Dec 10, 2017 · 09:50 PM

Luxembourg

TWO former London brokers in Luxembourg have hit on an old-fashioned way to hedge against Brexit.

Briton Mark Hollis, 50, and his Irish business partner John Heffernan, 52, set up a grocery store, offering financiers fleeing the City a steady supply of UK staples such as Yorkshire Tea and Marmite yeast extract.

The pair say "Home from Home", which also sells expat favorites such as Heinz baked beans in tomato sauce and Nestle chocolate milkshake mix, is already bustling ahead of the hordes of financiers expected to swap London for new lives in the Grand Duchy.

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