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  • Join UMBA/RBA
    Upper Midwest Bakery Association membership (UMBA only) $125

    Benefits: Entitles you to access local association products and services. Rights to participate in all UMBA sponsored events and contests. Family members of owners/operators and all bakery employees at the primary business location/address eligible for UMBA scholarship program. Upper Midwest Baker Magazine and other Association correspondence.

    Eligibility: Individual Membership is open to independent, supermarket, food service, convenience stores, and franchise bakeries. As well as any company or business related to the foodservice and bakery industry.

    Subscribing Membership (UMBA only) $35

    Benefits: Rights to participate in all UMBA sponsored events and contests, individual eligibility to UMBA scholarship program, Entitles you to Upper Midwest Baker Magazine.

    Eligibility: Subscribing Membership is available to multiple unit bakeries where the main headquarters is already a member, students in the industry, retired professionals and anyone in the process of starting a bakery.

  • Announcing: 2013 UMBA Convention
    February 23 – 24, 2013 Treasure Island Resort and Casino, Red Wing, MN Mark your calendars for the best convention yet.
  • UMBA Spring Educational Opportunity

    An opportunity not to miss for all
    customer related food service personnel

    Creating a Culture of Service Excellence
    If we boiled it down, every business is about serving the customers’ needs. To achieve service excellence, many things have to be in place: leaders have to create a service oriented culture, employees have to be on board with the mission of the organization, and your systems have to be focused on being easy to do business with. This popular and proven seminar is all about understanding what great service looks like in your company and how to achieve that level of service.

    Date: April 29, 2012
    Location: The Wildwood Lodge | 8511 Hudson Blvd., St. Paul, MN
    Cost: $25.00 for one session -or-$45.00 for both sessions

    Click here for the flyer.

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UMBA
Curt Borchert,
Executive Director
729 Park Avenue
North Mankato, MN 56003
Phone: 320-493-7554
cjborche@hickorytech.net

HALL OF FAME
2011 Inductees:

Ralph Turtinen
Former Executive Director
of the Baker's Association

Steve Lord
Best Brands Corp.
Eagan, MN

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