Upper Midwest Gourmet

The newest flavor from Umpqua Oats oatmeal is a total hit!

Everyone loves the addition to Umpqua Oat’s already great selection of flavors.

Raspberries, Strawberries, Blackberries, and Pecans and awesome oatmeal! YUM!

Need a display or point of sale items?

Just ask us about your options next time you order!

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There’s nothing quite like the nutty, syrupy sweetness of a good porter.  There’s nothing quite like the soft sweetness of  hand-crafted gelato. So, imagine if you will combining this two fantastic flavor sensations into one delightful frozen treat.

Lo and behold, Moka Porter Gelato made with Town Hall Brewery’s Porter and an assortment of Fabbri delipastes.

A match made in heaven.

For more information on this gelato experimentation at Fat Lorenzo’s see my full blog post.

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!

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That’s right, a new, smaller sized gelato cup is here!

It is an 80 cc  green cup that can be used as your new small size cup or even better as your kiddie cup option.

Gelato Cup Options

Italian Gelato Cups – Green (2400 – 80cc cups)
Italian Gelato Cups – Yellow (800 – 130cc cups)
Italian Gelato Cups – Blue (600 – 170cc cups)
Italian Gelato Cups – Orange (450 – 220cc cups)

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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!

Please enjoy these amazing recipes using our new

Amoretti Organic Extra Virgin Kalamata Infused Olive Oil, Pomegranate Balsamic Vinegar, and Pomegranate Balsamic Vinaigrette.

Amoretti Pasta Salad
By: Chef Sadhna Sheli, The Masala Girl

Ingredients:
16 oz – Whole wheat rotini pasta
2 tablespoons – Amoretti Organic Extra Virgin Kalamata Infused Olive Oil
1 cup – Basil, chopped
½ cup – Italian flat leaf parsley, chopped
½ cup – Amoretti Pomegranate Vinaigrette
1 cup – pitted Kalamata olives
¼ cup – Sun dried julienne cut tomatoes, drained
1 cup – Cherry tomatoes, halved
(2) 6.5 oz jars – Marinated artichoke hearts, drained
1 – Red bell pepper, cut into small pieces
(1) 8oz – container Ciliegine or Bocconcini mozzarella, drained
Salt and Pepper

Directions:
Bring large pot of water to boil. Add 2 tablespoons salt, a splash of Amoretti Olive Oil, and pasta. Cook pasta according to package directions, until just tender. Drain, and run pasta under cold water until cooled. Add pasta to a large bowl. Add remaining ingredients, and salt and pepper to taste, toss and enjoy!

Soft Mozzarella & Tomato Salad
By: Chef Sadhna Sheli, The Masala Girl

Ingredients:
Big handful – soft mozzarella (pearl size)
2 handfuls – tomatoes cut in half (pearl size)
1 – clove of garlic (finely chopped)
Handful – fresh basil, chopped
2 teaspoons – olive tapenade
– splash of any one of the three Amoretti olive oil trio blends

Directions:
Mix ingredients together place in refrigerator. Allow for flavors to marinate for a couple of hours before serving.

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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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AFTER – Coming Soon…

How about Holiday Coffee Bags (1lb) with your own personalized photos or pictures?

You choose the image, message, and type of coffee!

We make the label, roast the coffee, and ship it to you to be given as a great and thoughtful gift!

It’s that easy!

This is a great way to share the amazing Flamenco Organic coffees with your family and friends…

Simply email label@umgcoffee.com your family or holiday photo, with message and coffee/roast you would like to give and we can design and create a beautiful personalized label for you!

We do request that you order at least 1o / (1lb) bags per order.

Please Contact Us with any questions.

Happy Holidays from all of us at UMG!

What an amazing Fall it has been so far! Warmer than usual temps have really made for some great weekends and good business for all. 

The weather is turning cold though which means hot drinks likes coffee, espresso, steamers, chai tea, apple cider, hot cocoa, and hot tea are all going to really start picking up. 

Also, those Umpqua Oats Oatmeal bowls are going to be the perfect option for your customer looking for a warm, hearty breakfast or lunch on these chilly Autumn days.

Please check out our newest Brewsletter – Volume 45 - Fall 2011

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!

Way to go Numi Tea on officially becoming the largest buyer of Fair Trade Tea in North America!  We’re proud to be a Numi distributor for the past decade and glad to help them support the mission of Fair Trade pricing at the source.

We are proud to unveil our newest set of company wheels, the Flamenco Organic Coffee Van!

This beauty will be delivering fresh coffee daily around the Twin Cities.

Make sure to give us a honk or two if you see us in your neck of the woods.