Bergit Douglas Net Worth

According to 1950 records, the company made over 750 million packages of baking and pudding powder that year. Later on, Dr. Oetker added to its portfolio additional food products and expanded into beverages, as well as developed container shipping, financial services and luxury hotels. At the time of his death in 2007, he served as chairman of the company’s advisory board and left behind eight children from three marriages. Even though each of his children received 12.5% percent of the Bielefeld-based Dr. Oetker, the equitable distribution of shares has obviously failed to serve as a recipe for harmony. The heirs are split in two groups: the children from Rudolf August’s first two marriages (Rosely Schweizer, August, Christian and Richard Oetker and Bergit Douglas) on one side, and the siblings from the third marriage: Julia, Carl Ferdinand and Alfred Oetker on the other. The dispute is likely to culminate in 2017, when current leader Richard Oetker intends to step down and retire.