24 oranges » Sonja Bakker http://www.24oranges.nl Dutch things pressed for your pleasure Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:28:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Sonja Bakker, the 90 million euro woman http://www.24oranges.nl/2008/03/15/sonja-bakker-the-90-million-euro-woman/ http://www.24oranges.nl/2008/03/15/sonja-bakker-the-90-million-euro-woman/#comments Sat, 15 Mar 2008 21:02:11 +0000 Branko Collin http://www.24oranges.nl/2008/03/15/sonja-bakker-the-90-million-euro-woman/ When weight-loss icon Sonja Bakker touches something, it turns to gold. FEM/Business reports that brands that were recommended by Bakker had an increase in turn-over of 62 million euro last year. The old-fashioned, but typically Dutch beschuit—a crispy round dry biscuit served at breakfast with sweet sprinklings or strawberries—saw an increase in sales last year after a thirty year downward spiral. Bakker has also sold 2.2 million copies of her four books, almost overtaking J.K. Rowling of Harry Potter fame, and grossing 28 million euro.

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