Taste Of Scandinavia Opens New Location

Minneapolis boutique bakery, Taste of Scandinavia, opens new retail bakery cafe location in Little Canada

(5/7/03 Minneapolis, Minn.) – Taste of Scandinavia Bakery opened its new Twin Cities location, a large retail and central bakery production kitchen in Little Canada, Minnesota. Darrell R. Mickschl, Director of Bakery Operations and Certified Master Baker, said the state-of-the-art facility was necessary to satisfy the high demand for tasty and high quality bakery products like authentic breads, pastries, cookies, tortes, wedding cakes, pies and other treats..

Taste of Scandinavia also introduces a new menu that includes irresistibly delicious breakfast and lunch items. Free tasting samples of various menu selections are offered daily. The attractive restaurant offers dine-in or take-out service. Taste of Scandinavia is open Monday – Saturday 6:30 am – 6:30 pm and on
Sunday from 7:30 am – 4:00 pm.

For nearly twenty years, customers trekked to the Taste of Scandinavia for sublime treats like Scandinavian Strawberry Torte, Norwegian Almond Kringler cookies, Spinach Parmesan and Finnish Sourdough Rye organic artisan breads, and other items available exclusively at their boutique bakeries. Founder Soile Anderson is renowned for using family recipes and imagination to create distinctive bakery products. Anderson's flare for wedding cake design is legendary.

Taste of Scandinavia artfully creates over 300 delicious, high-quality European-style bakery items. In other words, mass-produced doughnuts are out, handcrafted bakery products are in.

Taste of Scandinavia has come a long way since Soile Anderson began as a catering business in the mid-1980s. Today, Soile continues developing products and is joined by son, Juha Rouvinen, President and CEO and daughter-in-law, Mervi Rouvinen Director of Marketing and Wholesale.

"It's really no secret--our products are consistently delicious because we use only the best and freshest ingredients," explained Mervi Rouvinen.

"Most commercial bakers use preservatives and commercial-grade ingredients, but we don't. Our wholesale items will be created in our usual labor-intensive style. You can really taste the difference." Taste of Scandinavia proudly features a colorful selection of Marimekko gift and kitchen items. Customers may choose from a colorful display of high quality and hard-to-find Marimekko mugs, placemats, aprons and other linens.

To schedule an interview and sample session with Taste of Scandinavia management, please contact Dali Wiederhoft at 612.730.3254 or Julie Swenson 952.921.7287, both of Abbas PR.