Rank #2544
Ulrike Meister
Net worth $1.6B
Appliances · Germany
- Born
- Mar 13, 1967
- Age
- 59
- Source
- Appliances
- Residence
- Landsberg
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Marital status
- Children
- 0
- Education
Net worth over time
Biography
- Ulrike Meister is one of four family heirs who inherited 63% of kitchen appliance manufacturer Rational AG.
- Siegfried Meister founded the company in 1973 and died in 2017, at age 78. Its products include ovens, steamers and grills.
- Rational has more than a 50% share of the global market for multifunctional food preparation appliances used in large-scale and commercial kitchens.
- The company, which went public in 2000, has grown consistently without acquisitions, and prides itself on innovative, energy-efficient technology.
- Siegfried Meister had the idea to cook using steam after disliking how food was prepared at restaurant chain Wienerwald, where he worked previously.
- Rational employs over 250 professional chefs, and its products are used in the White House and Buckingham Palace.
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