Nutrition

I went back to Copenhagen to find out whether the lifestyle I fell for the first time was just a city-break illusion. Being fortunate enough to travel fairly regularly across Europe and America for work and my own trips over the last three years, I’ve never been quite as drawn to a place as I have to Copenhagen. I first visited in April 2023 - for a conference trip that I thankfully extended! - and left completely taken by the lifestyle I thought I’d witnessed. It’s the balan

Beauty, wellness & personal care | Brand, commerce, product, creators & investment I led the production of social and editorial content across the Beauty Connect Series, collaborating on social strategy, conducting market research and platform roundups, interviewing C-suite executives and key industry voices, editing video, designing visuals, and writing copy. Selected Content Sarelly 2025 Spotlight Winner Interview Apothekary Founder Speaker Interview & Product Launch Lady B

The latest beauty investment report exploring fundraising, M&A, investor priorities and the commercial trends shaping the beauty industry. Produced by Beauty Connect Series, these complimentary reports combine exclusive survey data with perspectives from beauty brand executives, founders, and leading investors to explore where capital is flowing, and what separates investment-ready businesses in H2 2026. We've created two versions specific to the challenges of scaling brands

Written for Beauty Connect Series From social breakout to global brand: how today's fastest growing beauty brands turn attention into omnichannel scale. Read the full report here: https://share.hsforms.com/1Jx0hJK5tTl2-5ABaQZnOXw5ct5e?__hstc=11331499.93e6259828110ba2bc40fa71c68fe784.1789127757502.1789127757502.1789127757502.1&__hssc=11331499.3.1789127757502&__hsfp=b680c495453089a7046e09a875d800cf

Written for Beauty Connect Series For SARELLY, the past year offers a compelling example. The Mexican beauty brand has announced a $3 million funding round to support its US expansion and will launch in more than 600 Target stores and on Target.com from September 10. The announcements come less than a year after SARELLY won the Emerging Brand Spotlight at Beauty Connect LA 2025, pitching the business on stage to the beauty leaders gathered in Los Angeles. But the opportunity

Written for Beauty Connect Series Ahead of speaking at Beauty Connect LA 2026, KORA Organics Founder & CEO Miranda Kerr reflects on nearly two decades of building the certified organic skincare brand: from retaining ownership and earning consumer trust to navigating a changing beauty industry and building for the long term. Miranda Kerr has spent almost two decades building KORA Organics. Founded in 2006 and launched in 2009, KORA Organics grew from Kerr's early conviction ar

Written for Beauty Connect Series Sirine Benjaafar of Humble Growth on TikTok Shop, omnichannel growth, consumer demand and what makes an emerging beauty brand investable. What makes a beauty or wellness brand investable in 2026? Increasingly, the answer goes beyond a great product or a major retail win. Investors are looking at how brands build genuine consumer demand, turn community into measurable commercial performance, and create connected growth across DTC, retail, A

Joanne Murphy, Senior Conference Producer at Kisaco Research, joins Lara Schmoisman on Coffee Nº5 to pull back the curtain on Beauty Connect LA - one of the industry’s most strategic gatherings for founders, investors, and innovators. From retail readiness and AI-powered insights to the evolution of “clinical credibility,” Joanne breaks down what’s really shaping the beauty ecosystem in 2025 and how connection drives every deal. We talk about: How Beauty Connect LA intentiona

The truth about what gets you on the beauty shelf - and keeps you there. Read the full report here for the below: Introduction Beauty Breakouts: How retailers identify emerging brands Retail Readiness for Mid-Size Brands: The non-negotiables for getting stocked Polishing your Pitch: Avoiding common mistakes when presenting to buyers Scaling Successfully: Building systems to support growth Flixmedia: Accelerating digital shelf performance Retailer Hotlist: Categories and trend

Date: March, 2023 Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash If your doctor told you that oral contraceptives would regulate your periods, banish your acne and release you from the burden of your menstrual cramps, what would you do? For almost 40 years, general practitioners (GPs) have been prescribing female patients the same treatment – oral contraceptives. This seemingly one-fits-all approach simply masks the signs of underlying health conditions, delaying diagnosis a

Published in collaboration with the University of Roehampton Nutrition and Health Society With increasing environmental and health-related pressures, 2023 has already been host of many new and exciting advances in nutrition technology. The possibilities are endless, but with more and more ideas coming to life, what changes could we continue to see? Nutrition-focused apps Expert nutritional information is no longer exclusively available to specialists and scientists. Soci

Welcome to the Bite by Bite podcast with me, Joanne Murphy, where we explore the changes in London’s food scene through a series of bitesize episodes. Today I will be speaking with two gluten-free bloggers, Beth and Alexandra, to understand what it’s like for them to eat out at chain restaurants. For more information on allergen safety and coeliac disease, you can visit the links below: https://www.coeliac.org.uk/home/ https://www.food.gov.uk/ Listen on Spotify

With the rise of TikTok and the platform’s role in making nutrition and health information more widely accessible, an increasing number of cafés and restaurants across London are featuring foods and menu phrasing synonymous with supporting a healthy gut. But what’s behind this growing trend and how much is it actually benefitting us? Watch the video below for a visit to some gut-healthy food spots in London and an interview with a nutritionist for her view on this arising t

From lasting changes to Eastern European grocery shops and restaurants to apps changing the ways that we plan a meal out. From chain restaurants that are finally paying more attention to allergens to cafes that are feeding into gut health trends. Digital technology, national events and increased awareness of nutrition are speeding up the cycle of trends and changes in London’s food scene. “Bite by bite: Tasting the future of London's Food Scene” is my dissertation-equivalent

Even after reading many travel features and watching endless documentaries that followed exciting travels across the globe, writing in this style myself was entirely new for me. Once I started writing about my recent trip to Budapest, I realised that I enjoyed describing all of these small moments in detail, translating my thoughts and emotions into a story that people could be inspired by. I hope this piece - the beautiful sights, delicious food and fun escapades - encourage

In this essay I am going to conduct a case study of The Sunday Times multi-award-winning investigation of the murder of Kenyan sex worker Agnes Wanjiru, written in two parts titled, “I believe British soldiers killed my sister. Now I want the truth” and “I’ve killed her: the moment a British soldier ‘confessed’ to dumping a mother’s body into a septic tank”. The authors of this investigation are David Collins and Hannah Al-Othman. Collins, Deputy editor of The Sunday Times’s

My article about Adult ADHD diagnoses has been published in the mental health and wellbeing magazine, Happiful. The feature covers what comes after diagnosis, with insights from experts as well as people who have experienced it first-hand. It was a very interesting piece to work on and I think it will be an enlightening read for many. You can read the article on the Happiful website here, as well as in their e-magazine and print issue in store or online.

Jack Whitehall sits quietly on a chair facing his parents on the stage, anxiously tapping his foot as they recall childhood memories of him falling asleep in his nanny’s bra or running around a pool naked. The 33-year-old does not seem too impressed with his father Michael’s confident use of the word “tits” as he remembered finding his son with his head in one massive bra cup and his bum in another. The audience at Hammersmith Apollo laughs painfully at the comedian’s embarra

The normalisation of cosmetic procedures on social media undermines the serious nature of seemingly minor procedures, and even going under the knife. These ever-shifting beauty standards and perceptions of cosmetic procedures are harmful to how users feel about their appearance, and ultimately how inclined they will be to change it. My podcast includes insightful interviews with an Aesthetic Nurse Practioner, a woman who has undergone cosmetic procedures, and young women who

Eateries used to have a primary focus for bringing in customers: food. Exquisite dishes served in restaurants. An array of delicacies offered in cafes. Today the emphasis on the menu has shifted and new dining experiences are increasingly at the forefront. Unconventional locations and imaginative owners are behind a range of unique ideas that captivate its customers. Here are five places with extraordinary twists that are more enticing than the food itself. Glide over id