Notary by trade and  owner of Pâtisserie Petit Lapin, Viviane Nguyen is, before everything else,  a mother of two beautiful boys, including one, Ethan, with more than thirty severe food allergies. Challenged on a daily basis by the reality of being a working parent with a multi-allergic child, Viviane understands too well the difficulties and challenges that families with children afflicted by food allergies and intolerances face and therefore, she wants to help them with all her heart.

A pioneer in the world of allergy free and gluten free desserts in Quebec – Viviane quickly realized that none of the bakeries in Quebec, and even in Canada and the United States, could make a birthday cake for her son, given his multiple food allergies. After numerous researches and experimentations, she came up with her own recipe and Ethan had his birthday cake that was not only gorgeous and safe, but also delightful. Ethan's big smile was contagious and his joy was obvious in that moment. Viviane wanted to share this joy with all the parents in Quebec facing the same reality as hers and her idea led to the opening of the first bakery without the top 10 allergens, gluten free and vegan in Quebec and Canada on march 2014: Pâtisserie Petit Lapin. Petit Lapin means Little Bunny in English and it comes from Ethan being born in the year of the rabbit according to chinese astrology.

Reasons leading to Petit Lapin Foundation – Despite Pâtisserie Petit Lapin's success and its overwhelming public's response over the last few years, something still bothered Viviane. The initial reason for the bakery's existence was to allow all the parents in Quebec with children facing food allergies and intolerances to have the option to give their child a birthday cake that is not only gorgeous, but also tasty and safe. The bakery did allow that option, but not all parents could afford the cake given its higher price compared to regular cake, due to the quality of the ingredients which are inspected rigorously. Confronted to this problem, the idea of Petit Lapin Foundation took place, its mission being to provide a free birthday cake to all children with multiple food allergies or celiac disease. The concept of ''A Child, A Cake, A Smile'' was born. The joy of seeing one's child eat a dessert for the first time with a big smile is indescribable and so precious. This happiness has to be shared with all according to Viviane.