Rudolf August Oetker | |
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![]() Oetker in 1966 | |
Born | |
Died | 16 January 2007 | (aged 90)
Occupation(s) | Owner and CEO of Oetker-Gruppe |
Political party | National Socialist German Workers' Party (1930s–1945) |
Children | Richard Oetker |
Relatives | August Oetker (grandfather) Richard Kaselowsky (stepfather) |
Family | Oetker family |
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]