Sami and Mirvette or the shared taste for making something good and beautiful in their Millavine bakery and pastry shop

Mirvette et Sami El Jaza unis par les liens du sang et la passion de leur métier d’artisan boulanger-pâtissier. MIDI LIBRE – P.C

Brother and sister, these two young people chose the bakery and pastry business. They flourish there.

Mirvette and Sami El Jaza are brother and sister. Born in Millau, they took different paths before coming together for a common project. Sami El Jaza, the youngest, defines his career as "a little indecisive". However, from the 3rd year onwards he wanted to learn the profession of baker and pastry chef. But ranked 12th while there are only 11 places in the Professional Baccalaureate, it includes a general second by default.

" As I grew up, I found an interest in other things and I went to study medicine and then biology. I studied for a few years but I didn’t see the purpose so I told myself that I was going to have to do something with my life,” says the Millavois native.

The goal of being an entrepreneur

He then returns to where he did his discovery internship in 3rd grade, the St Jacques bakery and pastry shop, whose owners he knows a little since he meets them in the scouts. "I asked to learn pastry making with them and my internship was successful. I did my apprenticeship in 2 years. I then wanted to take a CAP in bakery for complementarity. Then I worked for several bosses while always having in mind the idea of ​​having my own craft business.

Mirvette El Jaza studied international business abroad. At 26, she wants to return to Millau. Her brother invites her to send her CV to a bakery where he works and she joins him. It was from this common experience that the desire to take over a business together and see if we could support each other in the work was born, the young woman recounts with humor.< /p>

"Keep the rigor in place"

On June 6, 2021, when the previous owners left, they took over the St Jacques bakery and pastry shop. Their first objective: "Maintain the rigor that has always been in place in this company". Sami El Jaza adds: "We kept the entire team in place when we arrived. We could count on them, they supported us a lot. And a good part of the clientele stayed. We had to learn how to manage a business, it's the school of life, we learn every day.

Dream logs from August

Christmas logs are imagined from August. "The shapes and flavors are thought out 6 months in advance. It’s not easy to think about what you want for Christmas when it’s hot", they say. Encouraged by a partner company to set up in St Affrique, the thirty-year-olds did not initially consider it at all but were seduced by a premises that became their boutique on December 1st. "We just wondered if it was feasible after only 2 years of opening in Millau. Asking yourself these questions, making choices, that's the interesting side of being an entrepreneur, rejoices Sami El Jaza. "We literally live for this company, it’s on our mind all the time", adds Mirvette El Jaza, "We rarely see our loved ones but the moments we spend with them they are of quality. They are proud of what we do too. With Sami, we see each other 10 to 15 hours a day, he's more than a brother, he's a confidant.

If the man is entirely responsible for the production part, his big sister manages the sales area. "Production and sales are two entities of the company which are linked through our duo", explains Mirvette El Jaza.

"Transmitting craftsmanship from start to finish"

She highlights the joy they have in sharing this adventure together: "We are barely 30 years old, it’s a pleasure for us to undertake , we give our all. But what connects them is also the values ​​that they have always wanted to convey, as Sami El Jaza explains: "All our products are French and local as much as possible.& ;quot;

"We want to preserve and transmit craftsmanship from start to finish, French cultural heritage, that's why we do this job and that's why ;that’s why people come to us. We therefore have this duty to respect the product. We even carried out our work with local companies and French materials.

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