Marmite kept hidden after thefts

Police want to speak to this man in connection with the thefts

A petrol station manager in Northamptonshire has been forced to keep jars of Marmite behind the counter after a spate of thefts of the spread.

Police are keen to speak to a suspect captured on CCTV after 18 jars, worth £50, were stolen from the Spar shop at Shell in Kingsthorpe, Northampton.

Manager Jim Keary said: "People come in and nick sandwiches and alcohol but Marmite's a strange thing to steal."

Police said CCTV footage showed the man holding a bag containing Marmite.

The images, which date from July but have only recently been released, show the man entering the shop and exiting with the bag after 17 minutes.

He is believed to be in his 30s and was wearing jeans, white trainers, a white polo shirt and a black jacket with a white collar and a white stripe across the chest.