Paradise Coffee

Overview

Paradise Coffee was founded in 2006 by Fritz Sajovitz, who opened his own roastery on Grand Cayman in 2012 after six years of importing and selling. The roastery now runs a 26-pound Diedrich, producing roughly 500 pounds a day and 18,000 to 20,000 pounds a year of locally-roasted, locally-blended coffee — making it the dominant on-island producer of Caymanian-branded specialty coffee.

Known for

• Cayman's flagship local specialty roaster, founded 2006 with roastery built 2012
• 26-pound Diedrich roaster, ~17-18 minute roasts, ~500 lbs/day, ~18,000-20,000 lbs/year
• Caymanian-themed blends: Cayman Coconut, Cayman Gold, Black Coral, Good Morning Cayman
• Seven Fathoms rum-infused coffee inspired by the local Seven Fathoms Rum brand
• Stocks every major Cayman supermarket and a charity-donation portion built into every retail bag

Why it matters

Cayman's hospitality scene is dominated by US-import coffee. Paradise is the rare local roastery treating the Cayman market like a real coffee culture — small enough to know its supermarket buyers by name, large enough to roast 20,000 lbs a year, and consistent enough to anchor most of the island's serious coffee retail.

Production

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head roaster

Fritz Sajovitz

color sorting

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roaster machine

26-pound Diedrich

filter equipment

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cupping frequency

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roastery location

Off North Sound Road, George Town, Grand Cayman

espresso equipment

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annual volume tonnes

9

Café

Off North Sound Road freestanding location, George Town, Grand Cayman

Sources

• https://paradisecoffee.ky/
• https://paradisecoffee.ky/roastery/
• https://www.caymanpantry.com/paradise-coffee
• https://www.christophercolumbuscondos.com/blog/fritz-sajovitz%E2%80%94caymankindness-over-cup-coffee
• https://www.facebook.com/paradisecoffeecayman/