Ditsch

The pretzel Ditsch was founded in 1919 by master baker and his wife Christine Wilhelm Ditsch as a bakery for pretzels and pretzels in Mainz.

His son Heinz Ditsch led the company in its second generation, from 1952 on and started with the mobile pretzel sale at public festivals.

Peter Ditsch, grandson of the founder, streamlined the production of pretzel blanks, which have not yet had to be wound by hand and developed in collaboration with another company, the Brezelschlingmaschine. In the 1980s, the Ditsch began building a network of fixed stalls and stores. During this time, the first pretzel maker in Mainz was put into operation. In 1991 the present premises in the Robert -Bosch-Straße was purchased in Mainz- Hechtsheim and its headquarters were transferred there.

In addition to Mainz, there is also a production facility in Oranienbaum, Saxony- Anhalt. Both production units are certified according to the International Food Standard IFS and the British Retail Consortium ( BRC).

In 2009, the 90-year company anniversary was celebrated. By 2012, the family was in the third generation and had grown to over 400 employees. In September 2012, the company was sold to the Swiss Valora Group against a block of shares of Valora Holding AG worth over 80 million euros. The production facility in Mainz want to keep.

Branches

In the whole of Germany is mainly found at train stations, shopping malls and pedestrian areas Agencys the pretzel bakery.

Ditsch maintains a subsidiary in England, Ditsch Ltd.. , And operates branches in Blackburn, Birmingham, Burton -upon -Trent, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Telford and London. For a while there was also a branch in New York City. Furthermore, the Swiss retail chain Brezelkönig counts on the company.

The company in 2009 was ranked 34 of the largest companies in the catering business in Germany. Achieved in 2009, the branches with a total of 185 farms a turnover of approximately 60 million euros.

Other sales channels

In addition to the branch business Ditsch is also active in the (technical) trading range. Here, the liquor products, croissants and pizza are sold to distributors of these products then. Customers are to be found throughout Europe and worldwide. Another sales channel Pretzel Bakery is the food retail industry since 2006. Especially for this area various liquor products ( pretzels, rods, rolls ) are also croissants and pizzas in Germany offered as TK - dough pieces in carton cartons and plastic bags in various supermarkets and bulk consumers markets. In addition, the range also includes frozen, fully baked products, which must be either thawed or heated only briefly in the oven.

Show employee and turnover development

The turnover of the company Ditsch has more than doubled in the last 10 years. This is due on one hand to steady the branch network expansion, on the other hand also to the entry in the commercial area and since 2006 in the food retail sector.

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