festivals etc

[gundogman]

hi, not sure if im in right area of forum here, apologies if not!

We have a mobile oven which we are planning on taking to festivals etc this year to sell pizza.

I was wondering whether anyone had ever done glastonbury/v fest/bestival, and, if so, how many pizzas can you expect to sell per day at such festivals?

any help/advice appreciated!

[cannyfradock]

I've only done a few small events with my Mobile Wood-fired oven. These larger festivals command premium pitch rates, but you will probably have a never ending queue. It's more a case of how many you can produce. Even though they bake in 90 secs or 2 minutes, I've only ever managed about 20 pizzas an hour. (baking one at a time)

Richard Scadding with his clay oven at the Abergavenny food festival might get closer to 30 an hour (again 1 at a time) but he has 4 or 5 helpers at his stand.

Hope you get a bit more feedback.

Terry

[conic]

festivals are getting greedy but you will get an amazing footfall.

as already mentioned you will need to gear up with helpers ( and pay wages)

also will need some refrigeration units which can be hired.
Its hard work but does have its rewards with the right product and pricing.

to get on the big ones you may have to pay a few years up front as some I tried to get on even on carboot sales somebody has already done this and paid for everyu food pitch so you may have to find out who runs the catering.

I know a bloke who runs 4 icecream vans but has paid for 5 years for multiple food outlets.

At the americana festival in nottingham two years ago there was a guy selling smoked pork Im sure he said he paid £5k for the weekend but took £20k.

It can be done with persistence.

Conic

[PizzaZona]

I'm thinking of buying a small oven (the Portuguese Maximus 55kg) just to do local festivals and fun days. It is meant to be capable of up to 60 x 10" per hour though I guess 30 would be more realistic???

With no experience of commercial catering I have no idea what equipment I need. My main concern is dough storage and cheese & toppings storage to meet food safety standards.

Wondering if anyone could help, please.

I was also thinking of using a Renault 4 van and fixing it up - am I mad? I've actually never been up close with one but they look classic and continental online. Would love something bigger but no way I could afford it.

Cheers,
Lawrence.

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