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• Where
Ramsey, MN
• Founders
Deborah and Robert Meza
• The Story
Paradise Roasters was started in 2002 in order to pursue a passion
for great, roasted-to-order coffee. Deborah and Robert's son Miguel
is the head roaster and buyer of green coffee. Their other son,
Aaron, manages the website, a critical component of any Internet-based
retailer.
• Locations
Internet
• Passions
Paradise believes in great, fresh coffee. In that regard, their
coffee is roasted-to-order and each bag is stamped with the roast
date. Their coffees regularly win very high coffee ratings from
coffee reviewers.
Roastmaster Miguel Meza seeks out small coffee farmers from around
the world who produce the finest beans, then pays these farmers
more than the Fair Trade price would bring them.
• Awards
Food & Wine Magazine: 2006 Top 10 Best Boutique Roaster
National Geographic's The 10 Best of Everything: One of the Ten
Best Coffees in the World
In June of 2007, Paradise received the highest coffee rating
ever received to-date for a coffee rated by Kenneth Davids of
CoffeeReview.com. The review of Paradise Roaster Ethiopian Biloya
Special beans which achieved the rating of 97 on a scale of 0-100.
In September of 2007, Paradise received the highest rating ever
given at CoffeeCuppers.com for the Panama Esmeralda coffee.
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• Trivia
Through R Miguel Roasting Company, a company Miguel created to
offer ultra-premium coffees, Miguel sells coffees that demand
up to $300/lb.
• Quotes
"We help our partners who produce in smaller numbers as
they don't get the attention of the big distributors. Some of
the very finest coffee in the world today comes from these small
lots of coffee trees."
Roastmaster Miguel Meza, press release dated June 2007
"I think the Meza Family and Paradise Roasters are upcoming
stars in the micro-roasting world. They seem to have an uncanny
way of picking great coffees and then roasting to get the most
out of them. Also, under the wing of Roastmaster R. Miguel Meza,
a person he trained, right out of the box, made it to the finals
of the U.S. Barista Championship this year, beating out over 40
others. That's quite an accomplishment."
Bob Yellin, CoffeeCuppers.com
• Web Site
www.paradiseroasters.com
blog.paradiseroasters.com
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