- August Oetker
Dr. August Oetker (
January 6 ,1862 –January 10 ,1918 ) was born inObernkirchen ,Germany and died inBielefeld ,Germany . He was the inventor ofbaking powder . In 1891, he bought the Aschoffsche pharmacy inBielefeld and developed a baking agent, which was designed to ensure the success of the baking process.From 1893, Oetker distributed his invention under the brand name "Backin", thus laying the basis for the family-owned company, called
Oetker-Gruppe . This company still uses the very same recipe to produce baking powder. OnSeptember 21 ,1903 , Oetker filed a patent for his "Procedure for making long-lasting baking powder or ready-to-bake flour".Due to successful marketing, Oetker's products sold quite well and soon the old pharmacy had turned into a successful company. In 1900, Oetker built his first manufacturing plant and by 1906 had sold 50 million packages of Backin.
Prior to Oetker,
Justus von Liebig and his American studentEben Horsford had already discovered baking powder. However, while Oetker targeted mainly private households with his products, Horsford targeted bakeries.Later, Oetker's grandson
Rudolf August Oetker took over the company.Motto: "Ein heller Kopf nimmt stets Oetker." ("Bright minds always use Oetker.").
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Dr. Oetker External links
* [http://www.obernkirchen-info.de/bergstadt/spazierg.htm Oetker's place of birth]
* [http://www.bielefeld.com Official homepage of the "Oetker-City" Bielefeld]
* [http://byekoolaidmoms.blogspot.com/2006/07/dr-oetker-taste-test.html Dr. Oetker Taste Test]
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