Oui Oui Boulangerie is a Parisian Boulangerie & Pâtisserie specializing in Artisanal French pastries and baguettes.
Founded in Spring of 2025 by native Parisian Johann Tremor, the business officially opened its doors in Chattanooga’s Southside Historic District in February of this year.
Just six months after opening, the business is now a Retail Rescue partner with the Chattanooga Area Food Bank.
As part of this partnership, the bakery will pack and distribute all of the food it doesn’t sell, and it will be delivered to the Food Bank’s partner agency, the Chatt Foundation.
“Our Retail Rescue program is essentially a food-recovery partnership between the Chattanooga Area Food Bank and grocery retailers or bakeries. The goal is to keep wholesome, surplus food from being thrown away and redirect it to people experiencing food insecurity. Aside from keeping food that is still edible out of landfills, these donations help the receiving agency to offset the cost of food they buy from the Chattanooga Area Food Bank. It also provides a variety of food to our neighbors facing food insecurity.”
Tremor’s wife and co-owner of the bakery, Siliza Tremor, said the partnership helps them give back to the community they live in.
Pictured: Siliza Tremor, left, and Valentina Astacio, right.
“We live down the street, so we see firsthand every day the food insecurity with our homeless neighbors. So, if this is just one way that we can give back. I think it’s the most important.”
The connection between the bakery and the Chatt Foundation began when the business’s front-of-house lead, Valentina Astacio, noticed the store would close with a surplus of bread still unsold.
“It just made sense to reach out to the Chattanooga Foundation and have a partner with somewhere where we could share the love and share the surplus that we have here.”
Pictured: Siliza Tremor, Co-owner.
From there, a representative from the Chatt Foundation visits the bakery on Monday and Wednesday to pack up the leftover bread and pastries and bring them back to the Foundation’s kitchen.
The shelter’s Director of Operations, Holden Young, said the donations couldn’t have come at a better time.
“Our kitchen serves 365 days out of the year, and it runs entirely off donations from the community like this.”
This Summer, the shelter has seen an increased demand for meals. Last July, they served a total of 11,912—this July they’ve served 12,922.
“When you have those businesses around you that can help meet the need of the people that are out there on the streets. It’s everything.”
To get involved with the Retail Rescue Program, you can visit this link.
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