Upper Midwest Gourmet

We are really excited that the Blended Beverage & Soft Serve Bases from Pacific Natural Foods are going to be part of our offerings soon!

Here are few of the reasons why we like it so much:

• Simply blend with ice and espresso, or fresh fruits and juices to create indulgent frappés and smoothies.
• USDA Organic and Certified to the Source® ingredients, No Powders!
• Convenient, 32 oz. aseptic packaging – No refrigeration required (until opened).
• Available in Dairy (Gluten Free) and Non-Dairy (Gluten Free & Vegan) versions.
• Also performs perfectly in your soft-serve machine!

Here are some information sheets about this awesome product that we will have in stock very soon:

Blended Beverage Base – Dairy & Non-Dairy – Pacific Natural Foods

Soft Serve Base – Dairy & Non-Dairy – Pacific Natural Foods

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

That’s right, we are bringing pour-over coffee brewing to the forefront in the Upper Midwest and we want you on board!

We will be doing it with the help our newest offerings from Hario and Chemex.

Both companies make some amazing brewing devices and we are very excited to work with them.

Here are links to the Hario and Chemex products:

Hario

Chemex

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

As many of you know, things always seem to take a little longer than expected to get up and running when opening a cafe.

UP will be an open to the public cafe serving Flamenco Organic coffee and espresso roasted on site, Italian gelato made fresh on site, and tasty baked goods and panini’s all made from local ingredients.

The best part for all of you is that this cafe will be our brand new fully operational training cafe and state-of-the-art showroom. We will be able to have you come in with your staff to get full company trainings. In areas like espresso, coffee, and gelato preparation, this can be very beneficial to everyone!

If you have any questions about the UP, please Contact Us.

This process, although taking longer than expected, is really getting us excited for this new cafe and training space that we plan to have completed in the next few months.

Our newest additions include new full length windows (will add a ton more natural light into the cafe), leveled floors, finished floors in the new kitchen, new electrical, and we are almost ready to start on the ceilings and finish the floors.

Here are some pictures to help you the idea:

New kitchen floor:

We hope you enjoy our updates and can’t wait for you to visit once we are “Up!” and running!

Just wanted to say “Thank You” to everyone that came out and chatted with us at the Wisconsin Restaurant Expo last week.

It was a pleasure sampling our great products to all of you and we really appreciate your business!

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

Please enjoy this article about composting from Heather at Badger Brew Express in Rice Lake, Wisconsin that she wrote for the Twin Cities Coffee Guild.

ARTICLE – “Where Do Your Grounds Go? by Heather H. Haller”

Remember that UMG carries a bunch of compostable disposables like the Eco Products Green Stripe cold cups that Heather uses.

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Yes, it’s that time of year again when the trade shows begin. We are exhibiting in a couple of them that we would love to invite you to attend.

Our first show of the year is the Wisconsin Restaurant Expo being held in downtown Milwaukee on March 12-14th. That’s a Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday show. We have been exhibiting at this show for over 10 years now and will have our usual spot on the floor with a 20 foot end booth. This year we will be highlighting our Flamenco Organic Coffees, Dr Smoothie 100% crushed fruit smoothie mixes, Mozo Chef shoes, Cappuccine, Big Train and a host of fine products from Amoretti including flavoring syrups, 100% fruit smoothie mixes, Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinegar and Martin mixes. We will have many other items on display as well including a 2 group espresso machine. We would love to see you there this year so stop by for an espresso, smoothie or martini (maybe all 3 mixed together!). We have a limited amount of FREE passes for Wednesday the 14th. Please contact us if that is a day you can make it.

Go to http://www.everythingfoodservice.org for more info on this fantastic show.

The second show of the year for us is Coffee Fest Chicago being held at the Navy Pier Convention Hall. This show is on June 8-10th (Friday-Sunday). We will have another 20 foot booth there highlighting many of our products including Flamenco Organic Coffee and are hoping to have a full display of Gelato on hand. For more info on this show and to register to attend, please visit http://www.coffeefest.com for more details.

Please stay tuned for more details on this show as we comprise them.

Hope to see you at one or both of these shows. We love to meet with our customers rather it may be the first time, or an annual routine. We truly appreciate your continued business and support and feel these show are a way for us to convey that to you.

Feel free to contact us for any further information on either of these shows.

What a winter we have had this year! It’s either been the worst or the best, depending on your perspective. We hope that the warmer than usual weather has helped business for everyone.

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 really start picking up. It also means that those of you that are making gelato will start to see some serious sales increases.

We have used this winter to make 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 46 – Winter 2011/12

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!

The Umpqua Oats test kitchen has really outdone itself with this exciting new recipe!

Their famously huge, whole rolled oats are blended with the best quality berries and pecans they could find anywhere! The result is an incredibly delicious berry and nut oatmeal reminiscent of old fashioned berry cobbler. Yep, they know that berries are pricey, but they just couldn’t help themselves.

We are betting your customers will agree that our latest addition “hits the jackpot” with a big, juicy, bold, berry flavor!

Coming soon in March!

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Numi Organic Tea is excited to share with you our 2 NEW Decaf Flavors!

We will soon have the Numi Decaf EARL GREY and Decaf SIMPLY GREEN in stock at Upper Midwest Gourmet.

Decaf Earl Grey – Decaf Assam black tea aged with real bergamot orange

Decaf Simply Green – Smooth, mellow and full-bodied decaf green tea

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

Better Stevia packets are now available at Upper Midwest Gourmet.

This all-natural sweetener is made with certified USDA organic stevia.

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Upper Midwest Gourmet is pleased to offer a new service from Intuit, the makers of our accounting software: Intuit Payment Network or IPN.

IPN works similar to services like PayPal. First you set up an IPN account with your own passwords.  Next, when you place an order with us, we’ll email a copy of your invoice to you with a link to IPN to pay your invoice. Click the link and sign in with your password and confirm the amount and click pay. That’s it you’re done.

Once you’ve paid we’ll instantly get a notice from IPN that you’ve made a payment.  Our accounting system will automatically sync with IPN daily and record your transaction. This automation insures your invoices gets recorded as paid and eliminates any human error.

-No more having to leave the counter and write a check when the delivery man shows up

-No more $8.50 COD fees

-No more credit card fees

-No more lost or stolen checks in the mail

-It’s completely free

-Your checking account is safe! Account information is all securely stored with IPN, even we’ll never see it

If you’d like to give IPN a try please let us know when you place your order. It’s simple and we’re sure you’ll love it.

(For additional information or to sign up for this, please Contact Us. Thank you.)

Yes, the rumors are true. We are doing away with our showroom and opening a cafe in it’s place!

This cafe will be open to the public and will hopefully be completed in the next few months. These should help you get the picture:

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DURING

MORE DURING

AFTER – Coming Soon…

Here is our newest offerings sheet from Flamenco Organic Coffee Company

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Upper Midwest Gourmet and Flamenco Organic Coffee Company will be in booth 748 for the 2012 WI Restaurant Show.

Where: Frontier Airlines Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Booth 748)

When: March 12th-14th (11am-5pm Monday, 10am-5pm Tuesday, 10am-3pm Wednesday)

Here is a link to the show for more information: WI RESTAURANT EXPO

If you would like more information or possibly a FREE pass to the show please Contact Us.

See you there!