Upper Midwest Gourmet

Hello Summer, please stay for awhile.

Please check out our newest Brewsletter - Volume 38 - Summer 2009

Also, please go to the Brewsletters Page on our website to download and read previous Brewsletters. They contain lots of useful information!

Enjoy and thanks again from all of us at UMG!

(For pricing or additional product information, please Contact Us. Thank you.)

UMG is very happy to announce that “Marshmallow Munchies” are NOW IN STOCK!

They are super yummy and we are sure your customers will agree.

What goes better with any beverage than a tasty marshmallow rice crisp treat? That’s right, nothing.

Feel free to Contact Us for more information or Order Yours today!

Here comes the heat of Summer and what could be more refreshing than an ice-cold Zola Acai Ready-to-Drink bottle of Acai juice or smoothie?

Only during June 2009 you can buy 24 bottle cases of the Zola Acai Smoothies for the same price as the Zola Acai Juices!

Please make sure to mention this “special” when ordering!

(For pricing or additional product information, please Contact Us. Thank you.)

UMG is proud to now carry DEEP RIVER SNACKS.

(For pricing or additional product information, please Contact Us. Thank you.)

Please click below for a new Flamenco Offerings List - Summer 2009.

Thanks to all of you that love your Fair Trade Organic coffees from Flamenco Organic Coffee Company.

Feel free to Contact Us for more information or Order Yours today!

UMG is proud to offer this great  promotion on any “All-Natural” Dirty Chip Cases purchased from April 15th-April 30th, 2009!

Mention this blog when ordering and then Buy 2 cases, Get 1 case FREE!

Feel free to Contact Us for more information or Order Yours today!

Next time you are in the Fargo/Moorhead area make sure to stop by Fargo Coffee Company.

Finally a cafe that serves high quality drinks and food in a very comfortable and classy atmosphere. From the dark wood counters and furnishings to the plasma televisions, this cafe is truly stunning.

They serve Fair Trade Organic coffee and espresso drinks that will be sure to impress you. I can personally say that it is one of the few times I’ve ordered a dry cappuccino and received an espresso drink that was nothing short of perfect.

Fargo Coffee Co. is still very new to the scene in Fargo/Moorhead, but is already getting a ton of attention and positive feedback.

Just check out their guest comments: http://fargocoffeeco.com/guestcomments.htm

Please enjoy some pictures of the cafe. (just click on picture to enlarge and view)

Please Contact Us for more information about Fargo Coffee Co. or about the incredible products they serve!

1601 University Dr S
Fargo, ND 58103

Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring!

Please check out our newest Brewsletter - Volume  37 - Spring 2009

Also, please go to the Brewsletters Page on our website to download and read previous Brewsletters. They contain lots of useful information!

Enjoy the new format and thanks from all of us!

As UMG finished our last show of the season in Milwaukee, it was in no means the end of the work to be done. There are many months of follow up to be completed. We look forward to contacting those of you who requested us to do so.

We wish to take a moment to offer our thanks and appreciation to those of you who took the time to stop by and say hello at the Wisconsin Restaurant Expo a couple of weeks ago in the lovely city of Milwaukee. As usual, this show was a great success for UMG. We especially appreciate the opportunity to meet with many of you face to face each year, and to meet some of you for the first time. It’s funny though how our mind can create an image of what you think someone is supposed to look like prior to ever meeting them face to face. Sometimes you are right on, and some times you are way off course! (I am usually the off guy). Either way, it makes a relationship that much more rewarding once you can actually place a face with a voice.

If you missed the show this year, here are some of the highlighted products that we were offering samples of; Zola Acai in Ready-to-drink, blender and concentrate formulas, Pro Bar meal supplement bars, Wally Biscotti (Mr. Wally himself graced us with his presence at the show this year), Dirty all-natural potato chips, Boosta shot pure all-natural energy, Cappuccine blender/frappe mixes, Rancilio Leve manual Lever espresso machines (this truly was the hit as we sold 2 of them off the show floor) and of course, our very own Flamenco Organic coffees. Jesse our Roast Master has been busy since last year and was offering some of our award winning coffees for sampling.

Without gloating, I believe that we were the hit of the show this year with our product offerings. We were just informed that we are to be on the front cover of next years Expo Info packet handout.

Take a look at this cover by clicking the following link;

http://www.wirestaurant.org/expo/exhibit/index.htm

You can also take a look at some of the photos we took ourselves at the show.

Again if you took the time to stop by, we say thank you a thousand times over. If you missed us this year, we say shame on you (OK, that might be a little harsh!), no, we do encourage you to try to make next years show if you are within 4-6 hours of Milwaukee. This show is definitely worth your time.

For all of our customers, we say thank you very much for your continued patronage and support. We would be nothing with out all of you! We strive to ensure the success of every customer that we have a relationship with. It is our goal to be able to always offer you the products and tools needed to meet that success. Please feel free to contact any one at UMG with any comments or concerns, we are ready to listen.

Your Bean Head staff thanks you

Please click below for a new Flamenco Offerings List - Spring 2009.

Make sure to check out the new ”Private Reserve” origins now offered by Flamenco!

Thanks to all of you that love your Fair Trade Organic coffees from Flamenco Organic Coffee Company.

Feel free to Contact Us for more information or Order Yours today!

Winter is officially over and Spring is here!

Now is the time to get your gelato and ice cream equipment cleaned up, sanitized, and make sure that all old milkstone is removed.

Our Stera-Sheen “Green Label” does an amazing job with all three of those tasks on:

    * Gelato Batch Freezers and Display Cases

    * Soft-Serve Ice Cream and Shake Machines

    * Granita, Smoothie, and Iced Cappuccino Machines

    * Blenders and Blending Equipment

    * Iced Tea Brewers and Dispensers

    * All Removable Parts and Utensils

    * All Food Contact Surfaces

Please click on the image above or here for more information about Stera-Sheen.

Feel free to Contact Us for more information or Order Yours today!

Upper Midwest Gourmet/Flamenco Organic Coffee Company was honored to be a part of this year’s NACUFS Conference!

Roastmaster, Jesse Grote, and Sales Manager, Michael Applen, took part in the conference.

We had a blast presenting an interest seminar on Monday themed “Why Choose Fair Trade, Organic Specialty Coffee?” and also took part in the vendor showcase on the following Tuesday. Thanks to everyone that came to the seminar and visited our booth at the showcase.

Here are some pictures of the showcase. Please click to enlarge.

Special thanks to host of the conference, Concordia College of Moorhead, for their hospitality and especially for their gift to us of the “FARGO” DVD!

Feel free to Contact Us if you have any questions about us or the show or if you were at the show and loved the coffee and would like to order for your school!

It’s show season again!  Look for Upper Midwest Gourmet at the shows this weekend, next month and all year:

Chicago, IL - Coffeefest 2009: Friday, Sat, Sun: Feb. 20th - 22nd:Look for Kevin and David, we’ll be mixing up all those yummy Frappes in Cappuccine’s booth

Minneapolis, MN - UP Show 2009: Monday, Tuesday: Feb. 23rd & 24th: Look for Kevin in the Vita Mix booth for some delicious smoothies.

Moorhead, MN (Concordia College) NACUFS Conference: Monday,Tuesday: Feb. 23rd & 24th: Michael and Jesse will be giving a presentation on the benefits of using Fair Trade, Organic Specialty Coffee. They will also be focusing on ’Going Green’ and how it can improve your profits and strengthen sales, all while leaving a better mark on the world.

Milwaukee, WI Restaurant Show & Expo 2009: Mon, Tue, Wed: March 9th-11th:  Jesse, Kevin and David will be demonstrating all the new products for 2009.

Minneapolis, MN - UMGWHQ 2009 (Upper Midwest Gourmet World Headquarters): February - December 2009: The show that never ends!  Come to our showroom and try out any product anytime. Our showroom is fully functional so you can brew coffee, extract espresso and froth milk, make gelato and sorbetto, prepare pastry or even bake bread! You can also see the latest equipment in action, watch training videos, see what’s new and exciting before anyone else or just come to play some foosball (beware, Michael can really run a table).  We’d love to have you here.  If your going to the UP show, stop by before or after the show?  David,  Sarah, Eric, Alan, Brandon and Charles will all be around to help you.

We hope to see you all soon!

Cheers,

David - Chief Beanhead