Ursula Oetker was the sister of Rudolf-August Oetker and the granddaughter of former CEO and pioneer of baking powder August Oetker.

The Schwartauer works were inherited from Ursula Oetker in the 1960s, although at the time they required reorganization since they were unproductive. However, after restructuring, they eventually became the market leader in Germany for jam and returned to profitability.

Arend Oetker, her son, is the BDI’s Vice President for the Federation of German Industries.

Rudolf von Ribbentrop , the son of Joachim von Ribbentrop and Anna Elisabeth Henkell of the Wiesbaden wine dynasty and a wartime Waffen SS soldier like Oetker, worked as a director for the Oetker family’s private bank.

By purchasing several businesses globally, the corporation increased its footprint abroad.

August Oetker’s brother Richard Oetker took over as CEO.

Ursula Oetker cause of death: What happened to Rudolf August Oetker’s sister?

German businesswoman Ursula Oetker, a member of the Oetker dynasty, was born on May 26, 1915, and sadly died naturally on December 23, 2005.

In Detmold, Ursula Oetker was laid to rest peacefully.