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I (Ryan) started The Religious Nuts Company in 2018 after I developed a peanut allergy in 2015. Up to that point in my life I LOVED all things peanut. One of my favorite snacks was a heaping spoonful of a white chocolate peanut butter straight from the jar and my go to road snack was honey roasted peanuts or peanut heavy trail mix. The disappointment of learning I'd developed an allergy can not be understated. I started testing out other options and honestly wasn't very pleased with what I found on supermarket shelves. Oftentimes any chocolate covered "nuts" were just gobs of over sweetened chocolate hiding a tiny nut. I wanted the health benefits of the nuts with a little bit of sweetness and flavor, not a chocolate bomb, and decided I could make a good snack with a well roasted nut and just the right amount of sweet coating with different flavors to enhance the snacking experience. After plenty of burned almonds, a few smoke alarms, and a lot of scorched chocolate, I had the first version of what became our CinAmen almond. After sharing with friends and family I was encouraged to try selling them.
The number one question we get is why we decided to name ourselves “Religious Nuts”. Well, a bit of serendipity and my sense of humor. We were walking through a festival and someone passing by was making a comment about people being religious nuts. I immediately thought that would be a funny, attention getting name. There was MUCH debate about whether or not that should be the company name, but once we started coming up with flavor names we realized it was pretty catchy marketing. It is absolutely meant to be lighthearted, but trust me, not everyone thinks so. Still, we stuck with it.
Our number one goal is to put a smile on the face of our customers. Whether it be from our funny names or our delicious nuts, we hope we bring a little joy to your day and that you Snack Religiously!
I (Ryan) started The Religious Nuts Company in 2018 after I developed a peanut allergy in 2015. Up to that point in my life I LOVED all things peanut. One of my favorite snacks was a heaping spoonful of a white chocolate peanut butter straight from the jar and my go to road snack was honey roasted peanuts or peanut heavy trail mix. The disappointment of learning I'd developed an allergy can not be understated. I started testing out other options and honestly wasn't very pleased with what I found on supermarket shelves. Oftentimes any chocolate covered "nuts" were just gobs of over sweetened chocolate hiding a tiny nut. I wanted the health benefits of the nuts with a little bit of sweetness and flavor, not a chocolate bomb, and decided I could make a good snack with a well roasted nut and just the right amount of sweet coating with different flavors to enhance the snacking experience. After plenty of burned almonds, a few smoke alarms, and a lot of scorched chocolate, I had the first version of what became our CinAmen almond. After sharing with friends and family I was encouraged to try selling them.
The number one question we get is why we decided to name ourselves “Religious Nuts”. Well, a bit of serendipity and my sense of humor. We were walking through a festival and someone passing by was making a comment about people being religious nuts. I immediately thought that would be a funny, attention getting name. There was MUCH debate about whether or not that should be the company name, but once we started coming up with flavor names we realized it was pretty catchy marketing. It is absolutely meant to be lighthearted, but trust me, not everyone thinks so. Still, we stuck with it.
Our number one goal is to put a smile on the face of our customers. Whether it be from our funny names or our delicious nuts, we hope we bring a little joy to your day and that you Snack Religiously!