Our Story
From Maurice & Jantine
At Nut House we believe food should make you feel good, body and mind. That’s why we put our energy into creating honest, wholesome products that bring people together. For us it’s never just about nuts or dried fruits, it’s about making better choices easy, tasty, and joyful.
We are an independent store, born from the simple wish to live healthier and share that with others. Every mix, every product, is made with care because we know it’s part of your daily life. What matters most to us is connection. When you walk into Nut House, you’re not just buying food, you’re part of a community built on trust, warmth, and a love for real ingredients.
About Maurice
Maurice struggled with serious digestive issues for most of his life. Years of hospital visits, endless tests, countless doctors, and still no answers. Looking back now, the craziest part is this: not one doctor ever asked about his diet.
Eventually, he started reading, researching, and slowly began to connect the dots. When he removed all animal products from his diet, everything changed. Within weeks, his symptoms were gone.
What started as a personal health decision grew into an understanding about what is happening in the food industry. Maurice chose to go fully vegan, because he no longer wanted to be part of a system that causes harm and hides the truth.
After moving to Curaçao, he realized how hard it was to find good quality food products. That’s what sparked the idea for Nut House. With a Master’s degree in Entrepreneurship, a skill for research, and a strong belief in doing things differently, Maurice built a store that reflects everything he stands for.
About Jantine
During her Master’s in Marketing, Jantine kept coming back to the same questions. What motivates people to live healthier? And what holds them back when they try? These questions quickly became personal. After going vegan on and off for health reasons, sticking to it never really worked, until she found her real "why".
It clicked when she realized she didn’t want to consume the suffering of other beings. Every part of the animal industry involves stress, negativity and disconnection. She couldn't even imagine giving this as source of energy to her body, in a physical, mental and spiritual way. As a bonus, the severe adult acne she had struggled with for most of her life disappeared and never returned.
That sense of clarity and alignment led her to start Nut House, a store shaped by her values and built to make it easier for others to choose food (vegan or not) that supports how they want to feel and who they want to be.
How it all started
2019
We ordered the first batch of nuts just for ourselves (and for friends), since nuts are a big part of our diet. More friends and colleagues noticed we had fresh nuts and they wanted them too, so we decided to start selling them low-key. Seeing how enthusiastic and grateful people were, the excitement began.
A lot of customers from the first hour know us from Merkado Fresku at Hofi Kalabash, which we joined every month.
We roasted the nuts in our kitchen, in our small oven at home, sometimes all night long. The hard work paid off, because we received a lot of positive feedback from our customers who loved the freshness and the crunch of our nuts.
Expansion of assortment
2020
Because of all the positive responses from our customers, we felt that healthy and nutrient dense foods could be made more accessible on the island. We believe this can help people to live a simpler healthier life. So we decided to expand our assortment little by little, with dried fruits, nut butters, vegan cheeses and more. Still to this day we are slowly expanding our assortment with more products that can benefit your health. Most customers placed their orders via WhatsApp or bought our products at the Fresh Market.
Our physical store is open!
October 2021
We are happy and grateful for opening our physical store at SBN van Staverenweg 2 in Mahaai! Now we are, even more that before, able to connect with our customers and share all the healthy & delicious products we have to offer. We're happy to welcome you in our store and look forward to seeing you.
First edition of Nuts & Friends
July 2022
We hosted the first edition of Nuts & Friends event at Nut House where we invited local vendors, had fun kids activities, taste testing, a peek behind the scenes, music & drinks. The event was fully vegan, was a great success and multiple editions followed in the years after.
In loving memory
August 2022
Customers who have been with us from the beginning know that Nut House wasn’t started by two, but by three. They remember Sophie for her bright spirit and the positive energy she brought into everything she did.
It is with great sadness that we had to say goodbye to Sophie in August 2022, after she lost the fight against her cancer.
With great passion she was working hard to build her dream of creating a healthy life for many people through Nut House. She spoke with high contagious enthusiasm to anyone she could about our products. She inspired many people (to this day) to live a healthier life with meaning.
Thank you
A shared vision that still lives in every part of Nut House
We have come to appreciate the incredible support we received from our community during the difficult time with the loss of Sophie. The outpouring of love and encouragement has touched our hearts. It has served as a reminder that Nut House is not just a business: it is a family, a community, and a movement.
Through this period we learned how resilient we can be and it has strengthened our determination to carry forward Sophie's vision. Despite the challenges and heartache, we remain steadfast in our commitment to Nut House and its mission. We are committed to preserving her legacy and ensuring that Nut House remains a beacon of inspiration for those seeking a better, more fulfilling life. We invite you to join us on this journey as we honor Sophie's memory and build upon the foundation she helped create. Together, we can make a difference, one healthy choice at a time.
Our new roasting oven!
July 2023
After years of dreaming about this oven, we are super excited to finally have it in our roastery in Curaçao. This special nut roasting oven, does not only make the nut roasting process more efficient, but also more consistent, more delicious and more healthy. We are now able to dry roast all our nuts, even the salty ones. Nothing is added besides a bit of filtered water als himalayan salt.
Nut House proudly won "Komersiante Briante 2023"!
We are very proud to have become "Komersiante Briante 2023", in this year's "Health is Wealth category! Check out the video for a full interview.