Farewell to the baker's mobile: Tuninger institution goes after 40 years!

An important part of regional life comes to an end: The Link family's baker's mobile from Trossingen will be stopped after 40 years. Gabi Link, the bakery seller, carried out her last tour last week and describes the changeover as getting used to. "It was my life," she explains emotionally. This baker's mobile was not only a provider of fresh baked goods for the people in Tuningen and the surrounding villages, but also an important social meeting point.

On the last farewell tour that took place shortly before Christmas, many customers had appeared to say goodbye to Gabi Link and the baker's mobile. Customers felt melancholy over the end of the service. Some of those present also expressed clear emotions; A man described the end as "tragic" and a woman emphasized that there is no longer a small shop in the village where people could meet. "I have a big dumpling in my throat," said another customer, while she underlined the special importance of the baker's mobile for the community.

the farewell to an institution

The bakery mobile covered an incredible 140,000 kilometers in 40 years, but needed urgent maintenance, such as a new clutch and brakes. Daniel Link, master baker in the fourth generation, finds that a new purchase of the sales car is not worthwhile. A shortage of skilled workers also complicates the search for sellers who are willing to work in winter. The end of the bakery mobile is particularly affected by older people who were often dependent on this delivery service.

During the last tour, many customers took bread to freeze them. Gabi Link, who had been traveling with various sales cars for over 40 years, knew not only their regular customers, but also their family stories. She left orders from not present customers and offered older people to help to get to the sales car. The farewell was emotional and many customers were moved to tears. In the future, Gabi Link will work in a Rewe branch in Trossingen and hopes to meet some old customers there, even if the familiar contact of the baker's mobile is over with it.

For a deeper insight into the importance of the bakery mobile and the reaction of the community to this change, be the reports of Schwäbischer Zeitung and SWR Aktuell recommended.