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Richard Oetker (born 4 January 1951) is a German billionaire heir and businessman, who in 2010 became CEO of multinational food processing company Dr. Oetker. In 1976 he was kidnapped by Dieter Zlof, a Slovene-born mechanic, and only released after a substantial ransom was paid. As of October 2021, his net worth was estimated at US$2.7 billion. [1]
Rudolf August Oetker (20 September 1916 – 16 January 2007) colloquially also R.A. Oetker was a German industrialist, businessman, ship owner and philanthropist. Most notably he turned Dr. Oetker, founded by his grandfather August Oetker, into a multinational food conglomerate. During World War II, Oetker was a member of the Nazi Party. [1]
The portfolio includes more than 300 individual companies in five different businesses, among them food (including Dr. Oetker GmbH and Coppenrath & Wiese KG), breweries (Radeberger Group), sparkling wine and spirits (Henkell & Co. Sektkellerei), banking (Bankhaus Lampe), and "further interests" (among them chemicals, financing, and participation, and a number of high-class hotels all over Europe).
Rudolf-August Oetker was an active member of the Waffen-SS of the Third Reich. The company supported the war effort by providing pudding mixes and munitions to German troops. The business used slave labour in some of its facilities. The Oetker Family is among those German families, who have profited most from their close relations to the Nazi ...
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Oetker is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: August Oetker (1862–1918), German inventor, food scientist, and businessman Dr. Oetker, company founded by August Oetker; Richard Oetker (born 1951), German billionaire heir and businessman, son of Rudolf; Rudolf August Oetker (1916–2007), German entrepreneur and Nazi
Oetker is married to Brigitte Oetker (née Conzen). They have five children; Marie Theres Oetker (born 1976), married Schnell [8] Johanna Oetker (born 1979) [9] Leopold Oetker (born 1983) [10] Clara Oetker (born 1990) Ludwig Oetker (born 1993) He is a resident of Berlin-Grunewald. [11] He is a colonel of the German army reserve. [12]
Authorities charged Fatburger owner Fat Brands and Chairman Andy Wiederhorn of running a scheme that netted him $47 million in bogus loans from the company.