August Oetker

1862 – 1918

His family founded the Oetker Collection: Brenners, Cap-Eden-Roc, Le Bristol. 3 hotels of the collection keep track of him.

In the grand hotels

1871: Dr August Oetker opened a pharmacy in Bielefled.
1891: Experimenting with different products he invented Baking Powder. Clever Advertising made the invention a big succes.
1900: Construction of a factory which is the base of today’s Dr Oetker Food Company.
1923: The Oetker family becomes shareholder in the famous Brenners Park Hotel.
1941: Rudolf August Oetker, grandson of the company founder buys the majority of the shares in the Park Hotel.
1963: Oetker marries Countess Maja von Malaise, a stylish teacher of Mathematics. She later adds a lot of elegance to the Hotels.
1968: Acquisition of the Hotel du Cap in Antibes.
1978: Acquisition of Hotel Le Bristol in Paris.
1994: Acquisition of the Chateau Saint Martin in Venice.
2010: Creation of the Oetker Collection stonger unifying the previously very seperately managed Oetker Hotels.
2012: Opening of the Palais Namaskar in Marrakech, a Hotel under Oetker management. Oetker's family at the Hotel du Cap Eden Roc in Antibes .