About Raul Rodas – World Barista Champion 2012 and four-time Guatemala Barista Champion.
Raul Rodas is one of the most influential figures in Guatemalan specialty coffee. As the 2012 World Barista Champion, he helped bring global attention to Guatemala’s coffee potential, highlighting the importance of origin, processing, and producer collaboration.
Raul created a cupping lab in Guatemala City where producers can showcase coffees to green buyers, roasters, and importers from around the world.
The lab provides structured feedback to producers, helping them continuously improve growing practices and processing methods. This focus on quality improvement has contributed to higher cup scores, better consistency, and stronger long-term relationships between producers and buyers.
The cupping lab also gives buyers access to a wide range of coffees and producers from across Guatemala and Honduras without the need to travel to every region.
What They Do
Paradigma Coffee Roasters works to connect green coffee traders and roasters with some of the most distinctive and high-quality coffee lots in Guatemala.
The company specializes in identifying precise varieties and tailoring processing methods, including fermentation, washing, resting, drying, and milling specifications.