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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 balance that I love: pastry-laden tables spilling out of fresh espresso-scented cafés, fruit and flower-filled market stalls, stretches of clean-cut green space, waterside benches seemingly made for two, and irresistibly cheerful colourful buildings fronting pockets of history. I notice cars and cyclists somehow passing in harmony, the occasional mural-like street art, and clean streets paving the way for a noticeable pep in passers-by’s steps. Then there’s quirky vintage clothing shops, a spread of multicultural restaurants, and nightlife lively enough to properly let your hair down. And all the rest I couldn’t possibly capture. But there was an obvious problem with the conclusion I’d drawn from one long weekend… Read the full article on my Substack here: https://substack.com/@joanneemurphy/note/p-215279935?r=22x73v&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action

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 Burd Cosmetics Speaker GRWM Fazit Beauty Founder GRWM Humble Growth Q&A Rare Beauty Brands Interview

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 at different stages, one for Emerging Brands (<$20m) and the other for Mid-size & Multinational Strategic Brands (>$20m). Read the full report here: https://www.beautyconnectla.com/investment-playbook

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 extended beyond the pitch itself. CEO & Co-Founder Remi Martini says the experience led to conversations with investors, new partners and retailers, while Beauty Connect’s retail networking introduced him directly to members of the Target buying team - a relationship that continued after the event. As applications open for the 2026 Emerging Brand Spotlight, we caught up with Remi about what happened after SARELLY’s win, and the community-led growth strategy behind SARELLY’s next chapter. Read the full article here: https://www.beautyconnectla.com/sarelly-interview

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 around certified organic skincare into a global beauty brand, while she retained ownership and creative and strategic control. We asked Kerr what that journey has taught her about building a beauty brand that lasts - from product efficacy and consumer trust to community, founder conviction and where the beauty industry needs to go next. Read the full article here: https://www.beautyconnectla.com/miranda-kerr-interview

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, Amazon, social commerce and emerging channels such as TikTok Shop. Ahead of Beauty Connect LA 2026, we spoke with Sirine Benjaafar, Principal at Humble Growth and member of the Beauty Connect Investor Advisory Board, about what those shifts mean for the next generation of beauty and wellness brands. Drawing on Humble Growth’s investment in and exit from Salt & Stone, Benjaafar shares what separates brands that generate attention from those capable of sustaining it at scale; why community has become an increasingly important signal in investment diligence; and what founders should prove before raising capital. She also explores how social media is reshaping beauty discovery and commerce, why TikTok Shop is becoming a meaningful sales channel, and what genuine omnichannel growth looks like as consumers move more fluidly between content, community and commerce. Her central argument reflects a consumer who is becoming more demanding on both value and performance: “As consumers are trading down on price while trading up on proof, that creates opportunities for efficacy-driven brands that lead with credibility and value.” For founders, that raises the bar beyond capturing attention. The brands that stand out to investors are those that can contextualize their positioning against these changing consumer demands, build genuine desire and back it with the fundamentals needed to sustain growth at scale. Read the full article here: https://www.beautyconnectla.com/humble-growth

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 intentionally brings together founders, investors, retailers, and creators to drive real growth—not just visibility Why AI and e-commerce are reshaping beauty’s playbook, from distribution to data The “Retail Ready” mindset: what brands must have in place before pitching to Sephora, Ulta, or Target How today’s consumer demands efficacy, education, and evidence—and what that means for product storytelling Why sponsors and tech partners need to teach, not just sell—and how connection fuels collaboration The rise of social commerce and how founders are becoming their own media channels Behind the scenes of Beauty Connect’s one-on-one meetings and how the right conversation can lead to real partnerships Listen to the full podcast episode here.

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 trends that are winning the shelf Top Takeaways: Start your retail roadmap Beauty Connect LA: What to expect in 2025

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 and leading to potentially detrimental outcomes. Struggling to get valuable information and treatment is a problem faced by many women across the UK. In the last two years, there have been 38 petitions demanding that the government provide more research, education, and support for women’s health issues. One, titled ‘Increase funding for research into Endometriosis and PCOS’, received 101,910 signatures. This led to a parliamentary debate in November 2021 and, subsequently, the creation of the Women’s Health Strategy. Lottie Saunders began experiencing irregular periods, bloating and skin problems aged 14. She was finally diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and suspected Endometriosis last year, at 21 years old, after her condition worsened with severe cramping and thinning hair. Reader in Reproductive Physiology at St George’s University, Dr Suman Rice, has extensively researched PCOS and explained that the diagnostic criteria for the condition, which affects around one in ten women, have been historically flawed. “There was no defined consensus for diagnosis so, in the early two thousands, they created the Rotterdam criteria. You had to have two out of the three symptoms: irregular cycles or no menstrual periods, high androgens coming from the ovaries, and arrested follicles,” she said. High levels of androgens - “male” hormones - cause the ovaries to enlarge and the fluid-filled follicles that contain the eggs to stop growing, known as polycystic ovaries, which prevents ovulation. Saunders’ suspected diagnosis, Endometriosis, is a condition where tissue grows outside of the uterus, often spreading to the fallopian tubes or ovaries, which causes pain and can prevent normal pregnancy. A laparoscopy - “keyhole” - surgery is the only definitive diagnostic method, used to detect abnormal tissue and, if necessary, to remove it. Photo by Melany @ tuinfosalud.com on Unsplash It was only through comparing her experiences with other women that Saunders realised she may have these conditions. Her GP, at Wallace House Surgery in Hertford, never mentioned the possibility, instead, only prescribing the contraceptive pill. “It did help regulate my periods but didn’t help with anything else, and my pain has still worsened years later.” She asked her GP for a referral to a private gynaecologist, which led to her eventual diagnoses. While it took Saunders six years to receive a suspected diagnosis of Endometriosis and be scheduled for a diagnostic laparoscopy in March this year, the average time of diagnosis from the onset of symptoms is eight years for the one in ten women suffering with the condition. All the women we spoke to, who were eventually diagnosed with PCOS or Endometriosis, were given combined oral contraceptives (COCs) as the first line of treatment, with minimal advice and no tests or referrals given. This is consistent with National Institute of Excellence’s (NICE) guidelines, which is reviewed every five years and advises GPs against gynaecologist referrals and ultrasound scans until patients have been menstruating for eight years. COCs contain synthetic forms of hormones progesterone and oestrogen. Among more minor side effects of nausea and headaches, they also include increased risks of breast and cervical cancer, and blood clots, leading to complications such as strokes and heart attacks. Charlotte Kemble, a 23-year-old with PCOS, was prescribed the pill after suffering with extremely irregular periods, pain, cystic acne and excessive sweating. She expressed a lack of advice about symptom management from GPs at her surgery in Essex and said that the pill made her mental health worse. She has researched her own PCOS-friendly diet and regularly exercises, which has helped her mentally and physically. NICE guidelines state that GPs should “inform women diagnosed with PCOS about the possible long-term complications, including type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease”, for which they should be screened. None of the women we spoke to were offered these tests. By treating women with COCs without exploring underlying issues, Dr Rice worries that women face dangerous consequences. This can be particularly true when trying to conceive, if a woman’s treatment has not been tailored to the current stage of her reproductive life and what her goals might be. The increased risk of weight gain and insulin resistance presents new dangers for pregnant women with PCOS, who “are more at risk of getting gestational diabetes, hypertension and preeclampsia.” The guidelines recommend COCs as a first line of treatment for women’s reproductive issues, with no mention of sleep, stress or exercise, and only non-specific dietary advice for “overweight” individuals to reduce the risk of diabetes. Numerous studies have proven the benefits of alternative treatments, including Chinese acupuncture for reducing pain, studied by Yang Xu and Wenli Zhao at the Tianjin Academy of Integrative Medicine in 2017, and gluten-free diets, in a study by Megan Marziali and Talia Capozzolo in The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynaecology in 2015. The guidelines do “not support the use of traditional Chinese medicine”. In her two decades working as a GP, Dr Semiya Aziz at Chase Lodge Hospital in London said doctors “must look at [NICE guidelines] for basic advice regarding treatment”. Consultant dietician Ursula Philpot noted that legal consequences will be faced by GPs who don’t follow NICE guidelines. She uses international guidelines when working with PCOS patients. “Where there are gaps in the knowledge, we look at primary research and independently critique that evidence to discuss with patients. “There isn’t a great deal of evidence around diet and hormonal imbalance. There haven’t been many high-quality trials, and it is under-resourced,” she said. The UK Clinical Research Collaboration (2015) showed that less than 2.5% of publicly funded research in the UK was dedicated to reproductive health. GP Dr Aziz said: “I do believe alternative therapies are beneficial, but we can't really advocate them as doctors since there has not been enough scientific research done to validate the benefits”. From dietician Philpot’s point of view, “without lifestyle interventions in national guidance, it’s far too easy to say it’s a hormone issue and the pill will help.” Photo by Nik on Unsplash Her advice for PCOS patients – who require an average 400 fewer calories - is generally to “reduce sugar and large or carbohydrate-based meals”. This helps to combat hunger, fatigue and cravings, that result from difficulties in controlling blood sugar. Rarely seeing NHS patients, Philpot explained, “we often see people whose GP recommended a low calorie, low carbohydrate diet and they end up bingeing. Although the intention is there with GPs, they are going at it far too hard and fast in 10-minute appointments. It's much better to take the time to explore their relationship with food”. With guidelines recommending against referring patients, Lottie Saunders had to request her own referral to a private gynaecologist at Rivers Hospital in Sawbridgeworth, which cost £200 per appointment. Only then was she diagnosed with PCOS. She felt her gynaecologist "actually cared” and improved her fatigue symptoms by reducing stress-levels and focusing on sleep. A GP at Saunders’ surgery for almost 30 years, Dr David Mclees said: “It’s important for clinicians to work within the scope of their training and to refer onwards to those who are more specialised.” But NHS waiting lists for appointments are growing, with a Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists report from March 2022 showing that 610,000 women were on gynaecology waiting lists - a 69% increase since pre-pandemic. People are seeking private healthcare to receive fast diagnoses and treatment, but YouGov polling for the IPPR in 2022 showed that 59% of UK patients would wait longer than 18 weeks because they could not afford it. Sophie Burrows, 23, was able to speed up her diagnostic laparoscopy surgery for Endometriosis when she accessed private health insurance through her job. After visiting her GP about period pain eight years prior, she was given the contraceptive pill and not sent for any tests until three years later, when her symptoms became unbearable and affected her work. With blood tests and scans coming back normal (as they do with endometriosis), she was prescribed painkillers for another two years before being put on a waiting list for the surgery. Photo by Elen Sher on Unsplash “The consultant said that she'd give me a laparoscopy,” she explained, turning down an NHS appointment for the surgery and cancelling her referral. “Then my private consultant decided she [wanted me] to try the Mirena coil as a hormonal management method instead.” Burrows was made to wait a minimum of three months, by which time she was still experiencing pain and no longer had access to private health insurance. She restarted her NHS referral, which was pushed back three times due to the pandemic, but she finally received a diagnosis of “deeply infiltrating” endometriosis in January this year. Of the top ten-ranked universities in London for qualifying GPs, only St George’s University MBBS courses contain relevant compulsory modules, such as obstetrics and gynaecology, with a 5-week mandatory placement at a clinic covering those areas. Another, King’s College, has no related modules on key courses for qualifying GPs. University College London has only one module dedicated to “Women’s Health and Men’s Health” in their five-year MBBS degree. After completing a four-year medical student program, a two-year foundation program is required to practice as a doctor in the UK, before choosing training in a specialised field. GP David McLees qualified in Medicine in 1988 from the University of London, where he spent two months focused on Obstetrics and Gynaecology. While he is well-educated in the field, he said, “it is up the individual to keep up to date with changes in medical practice.” Qualified GPs must partake in continuing professional development (CPD) - earning 50 hours of CPD points per year – with events that allow professionals to share, learn new skills and stay up to date with the latest developments. There are no CPD topics specific to reproductive health issues, with the closest being menopause and fertility problems. Dr Aziz said: “In all the courses I've been to regarding menopause and hormones, I very rarely see male doctors there. It's always females”. Dr McLees argued: “We need to appreciate the time constraints of fitting in CPD to the work schedule when there are other mandatory topics that need to be covered yearly, such as Resuscitation Training.” An analysis of complaints from the General Medical Council (GMC) in 2019 found that women were more than twice as likely to complain about male doctors not listening to them than men about female doctors. Lottie Saunders initially saw a male GP but after one consultation, she asked for a referral as she felt “dismissed” and that a woman would “better understand her condition”. In August 2022, the then Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Steve Barclay, presented to parliament a 10-year Women's Health Strategy for England, sparked by a debate that followed the petition titled “Increase funding for research into Endometriosis and PCOS”. This was shaped by a survey with 100,000 responses from women and 400 experts, with aims to “improve the way the health and care system listens to women's voices” and “boost health outcomes for women and girls”. The new government strategy led to the appointment of a Professor Dame Lesley Regan as the country’s first Women’s Health Ambassador in June 2022, to support its implementation and raise awareness for an initial 18-month period. She has been recognised for her work as Honorary Consultant in Gynaecology at St Mary’s Hospital and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Imperial College. Professor Dame Lesley Regan did not provide a comment for publication. The strategy outlined the appointment of a deputy and a clinical women’s health lead in the NHS as “immediate commitments”, but there has been no progress on these positions. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Mental Health and Women's Health Strategy, Maria Caulfield, did not provide any updates on these appointments. She responded to our questions with a letter that was sent to MPs in England on 25th January 2023, about one-year priorities, which only mentioned reproductive health conditions in relation to support in the workplace. Patient Safety Commissioner Henrietta Hughes, who was appointed in July 2022, said: “Female patients have told me they were called hysterical. All health professionals need to ensure they are listening to patients. Only then can we reduce the incidence of injury and harm from medicines and medical devices.” Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has failed to comment on the Women’s Health Strategy or reproductive health. In his New Year’s Address, he made the NHS one of his top priorities and set a series of goals, such as reducing wait times and achieving faster care for patients. Previously, he has abstained from votes such as the introduction of ‘buffer zones’ - to prevent anti-choice gatherings outside abortion clinics - and the continuation of a two-year trial of a “pills by post” scheme that allowed abortions pills to be taken at home. Photo by Alexander Grey on Unsplash After fourteen years of inadequate support, Sophie Burrows is now scheduled for a laparoscopy to remove her “deep and far-spread" endometrial tissue but, even so, there is no guarantee that new scar tissue will not form. “I wish that my endometriosis had been diagnosed sooner, as I do wonder whether my surgery would have been less intensive. My negative feeling moving forward is the possibility that my fertility may be affected,” she said. This investigation was conducted with contributions from fellow journalism students at the University of Roehampton, Vivienne Muehlhaus and Natalie Cox. For more information and guidance you can visit: https://www.endometriosis-uk.org/information http://www.verity-pcos.org.uk/ https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/premenstrual-dysphoric-disorder-pmdd

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. Social media platforms, such as Instagram and fast-accelerating TikTok, have contributed massively to the public’s understanding of how to make healthy changes. The public is considering the role that diet plays in their day-to-day lives more now than ever before, taking responsibility for the long-term effects on their health and increasingly having a desire for tools to help them make improvements. With My Fitness Pal leading the way with its meal-tracking app in 2005, mobile phone users can effortlessly scan the barcodes of foods or search for items and view the macro and micro-nutrients. These handy tools have been valuable in helping people with specific health goals and increasing awareness of what they are consuming. Newer applications, such as Lollipop AI Smart Shopping Assistant, are moving the nutrition space into the realm of artificial intelligence (AI). By using information about their users’ goals, dietary requirements and available ingredients, the integrated AI generates curated recipes and tailored shopping lists. One application that took the world by storm this year was Chat GPT, so I decided to test its abilities as a nutritional tool - asking it to create a one-day meal plan that is low in fodmaps, supports female hormonal health and keeps the costs down. These were the results: “Meal 1: Breakfast Low-FODMAP Overnight Chia Pudding - Estimated cost: £1.60 Meal 2: Snack Hormone-Balancing Smoothie - Estimated cost: £1.90 Meal 3: Lunch Low-FODMAP Quinoa Salad - Estimated cost: £2.10 Meal 4: Snack Roasted Chickpeas - Estimated cost: £0.75 Meal 5: Dinner Low-FODMAP Veggie Stir-Fry with Tofu - Estimated cost: £2.60” Wearable sensors and devices Another area in nutrition technology putting the power in the hands of the individual is wearable sensors and devices. Fit Bits and Apple Watches are renowned for their step-counting features, heart rate monitors and integrated calorie trackers, but newer attributes of such gadgets, including glucose levels, hydration status and nutritional information for food, are turning them up a gear. Last year, biomimetic sensors received attention for their role in precision nutrition, using sweat to monitor dietary nutrient intakes in real time. But while the technology is there, this biomarker detection method is undergoing development to cover a wider range of nutrients and improve the repeatability of results. Emerging developments such as non-invasive ketone measurements also present new opportunities for those conscious of controlling blood sugar levels, such as people with diabetes or insulin-related PCOS. Previously dependent on urine and blood testing, ketone levels may now be detected through wearable devices using sweat composition or electrodes identifying particular ions. Advanced Diagnostic Tools for Personalised Nutrition Wearable devices are an exciting advancement in measuring blood sugar levels however accuracy is yet to meet the standard of traditional blood testing – a method which, until recently, would have to be carried out with a health professional. Zoe Nutrition, co-founded by leading professor in the field, Tim Spector, released their blood sugar testing kits in the UK in April this year. Alongside gut microbiome testing – identifying good and bad bacteria in your poop - and blood fat testing, the Zoe personalised nutrition program offers at-home blood sugar test kits. These are then used to design a plan “tailored to your biology”, with food swap recommendations based on your scores. Other advancements have been made on diagnostic tools using nutrigenomics – the study of how our genes interact with the nutrients in our foods and help to effectively personalise our diets. This technology is largely in the research stage, with smaller programs available to nutritionists, but recent attention and investments have shown promise for further developments in the near future. 3D-printed food Moving away from technology that monitors our bodies and over to the foods that we put in them, new technologies are changing the degree to which we can control the quality and sustainability of what we consume. The 3D printed food industry isn’t new to 2023 however these manufactured products are becoming closer to being widely accessible to the public, with breakthroughs such as a 3D printed cheesecake by researchers at Columbia University earlier this year. Other foods, such pizzas, are in the making, and plant-based meat alternatives are well underway with companies such as Redefine Meat, Nova Meat and Mycorena (in collaboration with Revo Foods), experimenting with market possibilities. Furthermore, Steakholder Foods in Israel say they used cells from a grouper fish to print the first ever fish fillet. While mostly used in fine dining and fancy bakeries as of today, 3D printed food presents a more accurate away to track calories and nutrients, improve efficiency in restaurants and digitally share recipe files. There are some obstacles slowing its commercial success, such as high costs and long manufacturing times but there is strong premise from high nutrient contents and the potential to reduce the environmental impacts of foods we consume, like protecting fish populations. Gene-edited food Using specialised enzymes to make specific alterations to food, the concept of gene-editing has shown new promise for nutritional value, crop yield and environmental sustainability in the food industry. In addition to the formation of nutrient-rich crops, gene-editing methods offer improvements in taste and texture and even the possibility of reducing the allergenicity of foods. Aside from the positives, Italy announced this year that they want to ban lab-grown meat in order to preserve food heritage - a decision based on concerns surrounding dangers to the food supply chain and businesses. But despite this, a new Genetic Technology bill was passed in England in March this year, allowing the growing research and science relating to gene-edited food to be utilised when facing issues such as food security and environmental sustainability in the country. Blockchain technology for food traceability Lastly, Blockchain technology has been making headlines in 2023 for its ability to enhance food traceability. In turn, this promotes safe, sustainable and quality food through molecular biology techniques that enable real-time food monitoring using Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The devices hold details, including the product’s origin, preparation and handling, and distribution, which offer increased confidence for stakeholders and consumers. Some difficulties are present in the method’s high dependency on accurate data, requirement for consistency among systems, data formats and protocols, and the high costs involved in the initial building and implementing of a blockchain network. The growing number of technological advancements in the nutrition industry this year indicates an increasing demand from those in it as well as the public. While some of the user-orientated methods are a long way from matching the level of training and experience possessed by experts, they offer an accessible and potentially useful tool for beginners. Industry developments also reveal an exciting trend that we can expect to see continue throughout the second half of 2023.

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