Upper Midwest Gourmet

Upper Midwest Gourmet

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Upper Midwest Gourmet is a one-stop, wholesale distributor of specialty food service ingredients, Flamenco fair trade organic coffee, Italian gelato ingredients and equipment, hundreds of other gourmet beverages and foods, café equipment and machines, and environmentally-conscious supplies like cups, napkins, and eco-sleeves.

Upper Midwest Gourmet

1901 Traffic St. NE Minneapolis, MN 55413

Office: (612)728-7208 / Fax: (612)728-7227 / E-mail: info@uppermidwestgourmet.com

Hours: Monday-Thursday 7am-5pm / Friday 9am-1pm / Saturday & Sunday Closed (Central Time)

See About Us for more. Our UMG Blog starts below. Thank you.

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May 9th, 2013
March 28th, 2013

Brewsletter – Volume 49 – Spring 2013

Here comes warmer temperatures and hopefully a lot of snow melting!

We are really proud of our new training cafe, UP, along with many other improvements we have made to Upper Midwest Gourmet and Flamenco Organic Coffee Company in the past few months!

Please check out our newest Brewsletter – Volume 49 – Spring 2013

Brewsletter - Volume 49 - Spring 2013

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!

March 8th, 2013

Showcasing at WI Restaurant Expo 2013

We will be highlighting a bunch of great products at the WI Restaurant Expo next week.

Please make sure to come visit us in booth 748 to check out:

Our Hario and Chemex brewing systems with our own Flamenco Organic Coffee.

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*Note we stock the brand new Hario Electric Buono Kettles and can ship immediately!

We will also be sampling Fabbri Cremagelato out of the Elmeco Quickreams, Cappuccine blended mixes, and David Rio Chai!

Please Contact Us for more information.

We hope to see you there!

February 5th, 2013

Now is the time for training and learning more for you and your staff.

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It is very, very, very important to have a well-trained staff running your cafe. The staff of your cafe are the people that your customers interact with most and are also responsible for the production of everything you offer. The quality and consistency of your drinks and food rely on having a group of individuals that know exactly what they are doing and more importantly why and how they are doing it. Another huge factor is that they are all making your products the same way to ensure that every customer has the same great experience every time they come back.

We feel that employee training is a necessary for any cafe or business for that matter. For example, we take part in the Specialty Coffee Association America classes all the time to learn about new industry standards in the area’s of Barista education, coffee brewing, coffee roasting, and a whole lot more.

There is always something that can be learned and implemented to improve your business and we want to help you gain that knowledge!

Our training cafe, UP Cafe, is now open and ready to schedule training sessions with your staff. If you use our Flamenco Organic Coffee we are more than happy to offer free training and recipe support. We can train in areas of espresso extracting, milk frothing, pour-over coffee brewing, Gold Cup drip coffee brewing, blender drink creation, gelato and sorbetto production, baking and pastry, and a whole lot more. The goal is to improve your business and have you producing the best available drinks in your area. We want to help you reach that goal!

Please Contact Us about setting up a time for training and would love to have you visit!

 

January 8th, 2013

Flamenco Organic Coffee’s Newest Offerings – January 2013

Happy New Year!

Here is our newest offerings sheet from Flamenco Organic Coffee Company

Flamenco Organic Coffee Offerings - January 2013

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

December 26th, 2012

A few new products…

We now carry these new products:

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Slim Jim Garbage Cans, Garbage Bags, Wet Floor Signs, & Foam Soap and Towel Dispensers

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Kernel Pops Perfect Yellow Popcorn & Coconut Oil Combo – 3 dozen 8 oz packets per case

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

December 3rd, 2012

UP Cafe in NE Minneapolis, MN

We are getting totally pumped for our new onsite training cafe that will be open to the public soon!

It will hopefully be finished after the new year and will be named “UP Cafe.”

We will only serve Flamenco Organic Coffee and Espresso, along with homemade sandwiches, gelato, baked goods, soups and more!

Please come visit us at UP Cafe in Minneapolis, Minnesota to enjoy something special!

November 21st, 2012

Rosseto Promo – Buy 3, Get 1 FREE!

That’s right, Rosseto is running this awesome promotion until 12.28.2012.

Buy any 3 and get 1 FREE!

Click below for the current Rosseto catalog:

Click below for the current dispenser catalog:

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

November 12th, 2012
October 31st, 2012

Brewsletter – Volume 48 – Fall/Winter 2012

Here comes cooler temperatures and increased hot drink sales!

We have been really busy making some serious improvements around here with a focus to better serve you, and want to let you all know again how much we appreciate your business!

Please check out our newest Brewsletter – Volume 48 – Fall/Winter 2012

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!

September 4th, 2012
August 21st, 2012

Numi Organic Tea “Display” Promotion!

We are proud to announce an awesome new promo from Numi.

Numi Organic Tea Company is offering a free tea rack or chest to any customer who buys 8 cases of tea (6 boxes in each case).

This is perfect for cafes or restaurants who want to stock up before cooler temperatures and the official tea season hits .

These displays will improve sales right away.

The display racks are perfect for cafes and the display chests are perfect for restaurants.

This promotion will run from September through the end of the 2012 year.

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

July 17th, 2012

Artisan Muffin Cups and Tulip Wraps Coming Soon

Coming soon from Upper Midwest Gourmet!

McNairn Packaging introduces its new stock offering of muffin and cupcake wraps in a variety of convenient sizes, contemporary colors and exciting designs. This new baking packaging will add value to your product and works with automatic denesting and depositing systems as well as manual applications. It allows for easy removal of muffins and cupcakes without damaging the product and is available with a silicone coating.

Click below for an information sheet about this awesome new product:

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

July 16th, 2012

Brewsletter – Volume 47 – Spring/Summer 2012

What a hot spring and summer we have had this year and we haven’t hit the really hot months yet! Let’s hope business continues to improve for everyone with these beautiful days!

The weather will be turning even warmer, though, which means cold drinks like iced espresso drinks, cold press coffee, smoothies, frappes, iced tea, and lemonade are going to continue to pick up. It also means that those of you that are making gelato will continue to see some serious sales increases.

We have been really busy making some serious improvements around here with a focus to better serve you, and want to let you all know again how much we appreciate your business!

Please check out our newest Brewsletter – Volume 47 – Spring/Summer 2012

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!

June 27th, 2012