About Us
Café Pulse is an independent research company providing a unique resource for Australian Café businesses & industry suppliers, whether that is in the Independent Grocery, Cafe Channels and/or across many small businesses in general.
In consultation with a café owners panel, the inaugural Café Pulse survey was introduced in 2010 to improve Café Industry service satisfaction and developed to address real issues in the café market. With completed Café Pulse surveys, representing over 900 individual cafés, this enabled us to collect valuable industry statistics, information and café supplier performance measurements.
Now in our 9th year Café Pulse has a wealth of statistical data capture and leads the Café Industry as the trusted source of Café trends Australia wide.
Who we are
Cafe Pulse has been created by the experts in the field.
David Parnham
David has been involved in the Australian Food Industry for over 32 years originally managing many retail stores, supermarkets and then food wholesale operations.
Over the past six years he has been committed to the development of the Australian café market by researching the Café Industry as the Leader of Café Pulse, to assist café suppliers and coffee companies in uncovering new trends, emerging markets and sharpening the focus on the profitable and sustainable business side of the cafe industry.
David is president of AASTA and COBAA Industry associations where he lives in Sydney New South Wales and Beijing China with his family.
Sean Edwards
Sean Edwards is the café guru with more than 20 years experience in the industry.
He has owned several successful regional café businesses in Australia, which developed his intense passion for and knowledge of world coffee.
That thirst has Sean constantly on the move around the globe uncovering the latest trends and emerging markets, but we’ve snagged him for this year’s Café Talks where he’ll be speaking about getting the mix right in your business.