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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 8:30am-5pm / Friday 9am-1pm (Central Time)

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

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New Big Train Seasonal Items!

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Looking for a new flavor that has a seasonal spice that your customers are asking for? Well, look no further…

Big Train has 3 delicious reasons to enjoy the season.

  • New Peppermint Blended Ice Coffee
  • New Pumpkin Spice Blended Ice Coffee
  • New Hot, Iced, or Blended Gingerbread Chai

Like all Big Train products, these new flavors are:

  • Easy to Make!
  • 18 Month Shelf Stable (No Refrigeration Needed)
  • Low Investment with High Profit
  • Great for Inventory Control & Drink Consistency!
  • Kosher Certified
  • Free Promotional Items like Posters & Flavor Strips Always Available.

So, make Big Train part of your Holiday Season!

Check out this video on Fair Trade.

ft.gifIt’s called Fair Trade: The Story. Click here to view.

Why is being Fair Trade Certified so important to us?

flamenco_logo.gif We proudly offer Flamenco Fair Trade Organic Coffee & Espresso because it provides a quality of life for farmers and a quality taste for you; now that’s a fair trade!

Fair Trade ensures that family farmers receive a fair price for their top-quality products. This allows millions of people around the world to stay on their land, put food on the table, and keep kids in school. Fair Trade farmers are also careful stewards of the environment. With Fair Trade Certified you know that what you’re buying is naturally delicious and was grown with respect for the earth.

Your taste buds – and the farmers – will thank you!

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Have you cleaned your coffee or espresso grinder lately?

Did you know that your coffee and espresso grinders should be cleaned at least once a week, if not everyday?

Now, with Urnex GRINDZ, it is an easy and efficient process that anyone can do!

GRINDZ Grinder Cleaner is the first product ever for cleaning grinders.

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  • All-natural and completely food safe.
  • Cleans grinder burrs and casings.
  • Removes most flavored coffee odors.
  • U.S. and foreign patents pending.

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Click here” for cleaners/sanitizers available” at Upper Midwest Gourmet.

Reinhart FoodService Twin Cities 2006 Food Show

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Upper Midwest Gourmet will be making Gelato at the Reinhart FoodService “Holiday Show.”

  • Show Date:” October 24th, 2006
  • Show Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Show Location:”  St. Paul RiverCentre – Touchstone Energy Place – 175 W. Kellogg Blvd, St. Paul, MN
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Please come and visit us and try some fabulous Gelato!

Gelato should be beautiful…

Take pride in your Gelato presentation and display. It is amazing how much better your Gelato will sell when it is presented in the authentic Italian fashion.

The addition of solids such as fruit, nuts, candies, or cookies can be added during the panning or layering of the Gelato to enhance the presentation.

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Fabri-Kal “Greenware” Cold Cups

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- 100% Bio-degradable

- Plastic made from CORN!

- Available in 12oz, 16oz, 20oz, & 24oz sizes with Flat or Domed lids

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Coming soon

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I took this photo of them last week when I visited their world headquarters in Minneapolis.

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