'Gypsyoven’ is an innovative mobile food business with an outstanding wood-fired oven and bakery.

This business consists of two fully equipped and convertible Bakeries fitted on trailers. The smaller of the two we call 'FLEXI', the larger 'PROFESSIONAL'.

The custom-built trailers have an aesthetically colorful appearance like a gypsy-wagon. They were build during 1995 to 1997 at a cost of approx. A$ 100,000.

The centerpieces, the Wood Fired Ovens are designed and built by Rick U.Rickenbach and Colin Dray. The ovens have been designed in the tradition of wood fired cooking with modern technology. The two Wood Fired Ovens and its vehicles are different in size and features. They have been designed for a range of different purposes to enable great versatility and be used in a wide variety of situations.

Gypsy Oven 'FLEXI'
The trailer measures about 1.2 x 2m in size therefore it is considerably smaller than its larger brother. There is no cool-room on this trailer and it is not equipped with lights or power points.
All the equipment, like work- and service benches, tables and chairs etc. as well as firewood and frame for canopy etc. will fit into it.
The frame for the canopy roof is made out of mild steel, extremely strong and is easy to setup within an hour. All of this gets stored in the trailer.
The oven has a baking surface of 1.2 m2 and is fan-forced like the 'PROFESSIONAL'. Its capacity is, using the pizzas as an example again, approx. 100 pizzas per hour.
This unit comes with a Dough mixer, Pizza Dough Roller and lots of other equipment.

Gypsy Oven 'PROFESSIONAL'
The trailer is custom-designed and professionally engineered. It has two axles with electric brakes and is equipped with a break-away safety system. The tow-bar can be folded up to optimize the working area. The bottom part of the trailer provides storage facilities for firewood, work-benches and the batteries used for backup lighting and the break-away safety system.
The battery compartment also contains the safety switch and plug-in point for the mains power supply. There is room on the trailer to put away the canopy and the workbenches as well as flooring. The fully setup bakery covers an area of approx. 6m x 7.5m, which can be divided into 2/3 for the production area and 1/3 for storage or for 15–20 under cover seating.
Alternatively the seating can be taken out and the trading- or/and working area can be extended to add products. Around the top of the trailer you will find 6 power points for 240V and 3 for 12V as well as 2 inbuilt lights.

The cool-room runs on the main power and can also be connected to an alternative energy system. A 500lt stainless steel water storage tank is attached to a 12V pump which provides the water supply for an independent and flexible operation.

The Wood Fired Oven, which is suitable for baking bread, bakes evenly throughout and is highly efficient on wood. It runs substantially cheaper than ovens on any other fuel and is fan-forced. It can bake for example as many as 150 Pizzas (diameter of 30 cm) per hour and can be operated continuously for days without having stops for re-firing. It can also keep the temperature relatively stable during the bread baking process. The oven has anchor points for a boiler and a steam engine as well as a shaft on bearings. This has been designed to produce its own alternative energy, running the equipment in situations where power would not be available or too expensive. This feature has not been completed.

The Steam Engine and Boiler are built and designed by Rod Muller from SA (one of the leading people in this field in Australia) and stage approved for commercial use in Australia by Workcover. The steam engine, boiler and instruments for its installation are available on request, but are not considered part of this offer.
The hot water system is an addition which gets its heating energy from the oven. All plumbing gear like pipes, sink and taps are part of this proposal.
The light weight aluminium frame structure of the stall is extra strong and easy to assemble. It is interconnected with the trailer for stability. The stall offers multiple setup option and is very flexible and easily adapted to any reasonable ground condition through its adjustable sliding system.
The roof covering and walls are made out of extra strong PVC and canvas.

Gypsy Oven 'PROFESSIONAL' comes with a Dough mixer, dough roller, Cappuccino machine (one of the two machines on option is converted to be run by the steam engine) and lots more.

'FLEXI' AND 'PROFESSIONAL'
The ovens are mainly made out of steel, stainless steel and bricks and they can be used to bake a wide range of food; however, gourmet pizzas have proven to be the most popular for me, working at outdoor events.
As a Market- and Festival Stall, Gypsy Oven is well recognized and respected by the organizers of markets and festivals along the east coast of Australia.
The colourful appearance of the stall is eye-catching and charming, attracting the interest of young and old alike. Customers can observe the pizzas being made as they order and wait for their meals.
Gypsyoven is a terrific business and will give the right person a lot of options and flexibility as it can be towed to any location, setup and fired up. It will also give you the choice to elect, when, where and how much you want to work.

Possible potential for Gypsyoven:

• It can be set-up at home to then build up a customer base instead of investing in a bakery at a high cost, a fixed location and entering into a long-term lease.
• Baking bread for markets.
• Whole-sale breads or other baked items for shops.
• Do the same as I did successfully for years, making pizza, bread, pastries and coffees at markets and festivals and other outdoor events.
• A mixture of all the above.
• Traveling the festival circuit around Australia or elsewhere.
  Have a journey around Australia for a year or two, travelling the Festival circuit and financing the trip at the same time.
  

Advantages of the mobile bakery:

Plenty of great options:

Catering for:
Functions, Festivals, Markets, Parties, Surf Carnivals, Field-Days, Shows, Car-races, Horse Races and lots of other events.

Set up:
at the Highway for the Holidays and sell Food, Drinks, Ice-cream etc. - at the beach - in a park – or just next door on that empty car park.

Bake from Home:
Bake bread, pastries, pies, chicken, muffins or anything you want and sell it to shops in your area.

A wonderful lifestyle:
Working where, when, how much and what you want … … … and cook for your family at the same time.

Bake Wood-fired pizza at markets and festivals just like I did.

Moving...no problem, just take your business with you wherever you move and setup for trade in a flash.

Supply shops with an alternative product like organic, biodynamic and other speciality breads, that they can't get elsewhere. There is a great demand for that.

Combine work and travel.

Training and know-how can be provided.