Your doctor tells you that you can’t eat wheat, gluten or dairy…

There’s no need to worry. Whoever said you had to sacrifice taste for health? At Organic Oven, we specialize in allergen-free baking.

With two completely gluten-free facilitites, we have helped thousands of customers find good food without sacrificing the taste.

At our cafe, we also offer a variety of baked goods and lunch items that are also dairy-free, egg-free, no yeast added, diabetic-friendly, vegan, vegetarian and more. Can’t find something that suits your diet? Not to worry, we custom-bake, too!

We also use certified organic ingredients.

If you’re unable to make it to either of our locations, please check out a health store near you to see if they carry our products. For a partial list of vendors, please visit our Retail page.

From humble beginnings…

Photo by Joyce Wong

Owner and founder, Peachy Yutangco, started in the bakery business long before she lived in Canada. Although she studied chemical engineering, she discovered her love of baking back in Manila, Philippines.

After her daughter, Precious Lesko, was born, Peachy became a housewife. She took this opportunity to create a unique line of wholewheat baked goods, which at the time, was considered to be the healthiest grain around. She even perfected a diabetic-friendly loaf.

Soon after, her neighbours began buying her bread.

It did not take long before she realized her baking would create a successful business.

Shortly after, she opened Peachy’s Bakeshop.

The business quickly flourished.

In 1995, Peachy came to Canada with her only daughter, after escaping from an domestically abusive home. As a single mother, she struggled between jobs, working under the table until she was able to acquire her landed immigrant status. After becoming a Canadian citizen, she worked as a consultant at a national security firm in Toronto.

After the branch shut down, Peachy remembered her loved for baking. Soon after, she continued what she started in the Philippines but this time, the nutritional trend started moving towards organic foods.

In June 2001, Organic Oven opened its doors to the public. Originally located at Rambler Drive, Organic Oven sold a variety of products made from organic wholewheat, spelt, rye and kamut grains. Because Organic Oven was a small business, many people began asking for custom-baked goods.

Peachy quickly learned that most of her clients were on gluten-free, wheat-free, egg-free, dairy-free, vegan, sugar-free or other restricted diets so, when Organic Oven re-opened at its new location on Melanie Crescent, it became a completely gluten-free facility.

In 2005, Organic Oven became one of the only two companies in Brampton to ever be recognized as the most outstanding emerging businesses (and only few have followed since).

After almost 10 years of business, Organic Oven has nowhere to go but up.

With two successful locations — a busy wholesale bakery in Brampton and a full-blown cafe in Toronto — and dozens of interested investors, the company is currently formulating corporate manuals and franchise agreements, with a dream of opening a few more locations by mid-2012.

If you are interested in a franchise opportunity, please contact us.

Toronto Cafe

June 22, 2009 Grand Opening: Peachy Yutangco and daughter Precious Lesko is joined by Canadian Celiac Association Toronto President Mary Culver and some of Organic Oven's staff.

The Toronto cafe opened its doors in May 2009. It is approaching its third year in business and is jointly owned and operated by Peachy and her daughter, Precious.