The
Dutch Shop was founded in September, 1968 by Jerry Hiemstra, a Dutch
Immigrant who had previously opened one in Beamsville, Ontario as
well. The store in Beamsville is since long gone. The Dutch Shop
in Grimsby, however was sold to Bill and Agnes Bennink in 1971.
They made a booming business of it and moved it to it's present
location at 52 Main Street, West in Grimsby. After running the family
business for 17 years, the Dutch Shop changed hands again. It was
bought by Sippe and Delia Hibma in 1988. On March 28, 1995 the store
was purchased by Jaco and Anne-Marie Haas.
Jaco was born and raised in Rozenburg,
the Netherlands as part of a family of eight. He graduated from
business college in Rotterdam and before moving to Canada, worked
for Shell Nederland,
in Pernis.
Anne-Marie grew up in Caledonia, Ontario. She studied for travel
and tourism at Mohawk College in Stoney Creek and worked for Marlin
Travel before marrying Jaco and moving with him to Rotterdam
in 1992.
After 3 years in an apartment in the south of Rotterdam, we moved to Canada on a new venture-to purchase our own business. The business flourished and in the summer of '98, we were able to purchase the building and expand the Dutch Shop to over twice it's original size. Today, with our newly renovated store, we stock most of the present day food products from the Netherlands.
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Our grand re-opening in 1998. From left to right: Sip Hipma, Saskia van Barneveld, Jerry Hiemstra, JoAnn Schuller, Chris Godwaldt, Delia Hibma, Jaco and Anne Haas, Agnes and Bill Bennink. |
We welcome you to come and visit our store. Our address and business
hours are listed below.
| Address | The Dutch Shop 52 Main Street West Grimsby Ontario L3M 1R4 Canada |
| Store hours |
Monday-Thursday 9am-6.30pm |
| Telephone | 1-905-945-3688 |
| Our toll free number | 1-800-975-4227 |
| Fax | 1-905-945-7833 |
| please use this form |
