Meet The Team

Founder & CEO
Vincent Uso
Vincent is an architect by profession. He also has another passion since he was a child: the canelés.
After obtaining his Australian citizenship and with everything grinding to halt at the start of the pandemic in 2020, Vincent felt it was the right time to realise his dream to share the canelé love with his new host country.
Since then, Vincent has been amazed by the enthusiasm of Australians about the canelés.
Vincent and his team endeavour to bring the best of canelés to Australia.

Partner - Head of operations
Pragati Sapkota
Pragati is a public health professional and a registered nurse. She was introduced to canelés by Vincent the founder who is also her friend.
Pragati was instantly in love with these sweet treats and decided to get on board in the same journey.
Pragati is thrilled to be part of such a wonderful experience in creating something so magical that everybody falls in love with.
Within the team, Pragati is the head of operations.

Partner - Business development manager
Chrystelle Soto Gutierrez
Chyrstelle is a photographer, specialising in portraits. She also has extensive experience in events and food photography.
Chrystelle joined Canelé Alain when Vincent moved to Perth in March 2022. He is one of her best friends in Australia and she admires what he has done in Melbourne. Chrystelle is also proud that the French delicacies appeal to Australians.
Within the team, Chrystelle is the development business manager.

Partner - Head of logistics
Sameer Bhandari
Sameer is a management professional who loves good food. As a foodie, Sameer enjoys discovering food gems from all around the world.
Sameer met Vincent in the building he used to manage. He always loved patisseries from France and was naturally enamoured by Vincent's canelés.
Sameer's spouse's love for baking and Vincent's motivation to spread the canelé magic to Australia has brought Sameer to be part of the business.
Within the team, Sameer is the head of logistics.

Baker
Prastut Sapkota
Prastut is from Nepal and has 3 years of work experience in the field of Data Science. Prastut is currently studying a master in data science at Deakin University.
Prastut is a huge fan of soccer and follows the English Premier League consistently. His favorite team is Manchester City.
Prastut joined Canelé Alain as he wanted to try new things and loves being around the smell of freshly baked treats.
Withing the team, Prastut is the baker.

Partner - Business adviser
Jacques Uso
Jacques accompanies us in our reflections on strategy and organization, to best satisfy private and professional customers.
He has a long experience in advising and managing the human resources of industrial groups, then he created and managed a law firm.
He is also co-founder of a service company dedicated to seniors.
He lives in France and comes regularly to Australia, where he greatly appreciates the culture and nature.