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Dr. Oetker production and distribution firms are active in 40 countries. Apart from Germany, the companies operate primarily in Western and Eastern Europe, but also in North and South America, Africa, Asia and Australia.
More than 11,500 staff are employed by Dr. Oetker – about 4,500 of them at five German locations forming part of Dr. August Oetker Nahrungsmittel KG, the German core company. The turnover of the international Dr. Oetker companies totalled Euro 2,430 million in 2017.
Founded in 1891 in Bielefeld by the pharmacist Dr. August Oetker, the family-run business Dr. Oetker ranks among the leading brand manufacturers in the German food industry. In Germany, Dr. Oetker is represented by approximately 1,000 different products and worldwide the company produces more than 4,000 products – still including baking powder and many other baking products, but also baking mixes, decorations, desserts and sweet meals, chilled desserts, preserving products, ready cakes, muesli, frozen pizzas and snacks, refining products, a broad range for bulk consumers and lots more.