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)
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By David Chall, on September 26th, 2009

Halloween Gelato Seminar
We’ve had many requests for another gelato seminar. Now that business appears to be getting back to normal for most of you we thought this was a great time to host another. Now is the perfect time to start planning and getting financing together for a Spring startup.
Come to UMG on Friday October 30th @ 1pm and see all that Gelato can offer your business.
Fabbri will be sending Pastry Chef Tom Treischmann to co-host the event with us. We’ll go over what type of equipment you’ll need, simple and artisan gelato preparations and have some fun with seasonal gelato ideas (beware of the Gelato Brain!) Already making gelato? Feel free to come over to meet Tom and pick his brain (not just the gelato one….getting curious aye?) and find new ideas for spicing up your gelato display. Space is limited so please RSVP to david@uppermidwestgourmet.com and reserve a spot.
By David Chall, on September 9th, 2009
Pacific Naturals, makers or our amazing Barista Pro Series Soy Milk and Shelf Stable Steam and Serve Soups has now added two delicious Hemp Milks: Original and Vanilla. These great Hemp Milks are 100% dairy free and loaded with Natural Omega 3 & Omega 6 Fatty Acids. Pacific Natural Hemp milks are also fortified with vitamins and minerals. Take a look at all the great things Pacific Hemp Milks have packed inside:
50% RDA CalciumEdit
4g Protein
10 Essential Amino Acids
Vitamins A, D, B12, E, & Riboflavin, Magnesium, Potassium, Phosphorus and Iron
Lactose Free, Cholesterol Free, Trans Fat free & GLUTEN free
And to top it all off it’s shelf stable!
Why do you want to add Hemp to your menu now? Non-Dairy Soy free and Rice free beverages increased 39% over the past year and Pacific Foods is one of the fastest growing brands in this category. Hemp Non Dairy Beverages Increased 63% over the past year and Hemp beverages are the fastest growing segment in the Non Soy / Non Rice category.
Oh, and it tastes Great!
