Rothera Bray’s Corporate team has advised Ditsch bakery on the acquisition of the business and assets of Worldbake Limited, a long‑standing UK distributor of Ditsch products and the creation of Ditsch UK in July 2025.
Rothera Bray’s multidisciplinary team, consisting of Senior Partner Tim Gladdle, Associate Arron Halait and Solicitor Krupa Sodha (Corporate), Managing Associate Rachel Mills (Employment), and Associate Solicitor Amy Moore (Commercial Property) advised on every aspect of the acquisition.
This included not only the purchase of Worldbake’s business and assets, but also the incorporation of the new UK company, along with assistance with setting up banking arrangements to support Ditsch UK’s ongoing operations.
Commenting on the deal, Senior Partner Tim Gladdle said:
‘We are delighted to have supported Ditsch UK on this important acquisition. Ditsch and the wider Valora Group are major global players in the bakery and “foodvenience” markets, and it has been a privilege for our team to work alongside them.
‘This transaction strengthens their footprint in the UK and Irish markets while demonstrating our firm’s ability to support high‑growth international businesses with complex, multi‑disciplinary legal requirements.’
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About Ditsch
Founded in Mainz, Germany, in 1919, Ditsch has evolved from a family-run bakery into a global specialist in pretzel products, with major production sites in Germany and the United States.
Today, Ditsch produces over 900 million baked goods annually, offering a diverse premium range including soft pretzels, croissants, pizzas and other bakery specialties, supplied to foodservice, industry, wholesale and retail customers in numerous international markets.
Ditsch bakery is the Food Service B2B unit of the Valora Group – a Switzerland-based Retail and Food Service provider operating around 2,800 outlets across Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, and a leading player in the European Foodvenience market.