Food, cursed information
Ok fell down a rabbit hole and found out some more info:
> Explaining the reasons why Marmite products could not previously be heschered Rabbi Conway said: "Bovril, which is an animal extract product, is made on the same site so there are some complicated halachic issues. A key point is that the 70g jar is packed on an all-kosher line."
Source: https://www.thejc.com/news/uk/marmite-is-kosher-again-1.67154
So that explains why only the 70g jar is kosher, but not why it is not vegan