Conrad Astley
Communications Manager (English-language)
Conrad works across communications disciplines to drive a positive narrative for sustainable proteins in Europe.
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Areas of expertise: GFI Europe’s work across the board, media relations and social media management.
As a member of our communications team, Conrad uses public relations and digital communications to accelerate Europe’s shift to a sustainable, secure and just food system. He has extensive communications experience from local government, academia, and as a journalist.
Communications
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Latest updates from Conrad
Research: Four in 10 German and UK adults plan to eat more plant-based food
New research has found that 38% of German and UK adults intend to change their diets by eating more plant-based…
Meet the researcher: Bringing chicken out of the woods and onto the dinner table – the unexplored potential of mushroom foragers’ favourites with Dr Christoph Schwarz
Bringing chicken out of the woods and onto the dinner table – a commonly eaten mushroom popular with foragers is…
UK invests £1.4 million in boosting Food Standards Agency precision fermentation expertise
The UK government has invested £1.4 million in a new innovation hub, enabling the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to expand…
UK’s Seventh Carbon Budget calls for the development of tastier and more affordable plant-based meat
Nonprofit and think tank the Good Food Institute Europe (GFI Europe) has welcomed the Climate Change Committee’s (CCC) advice that…
Meet the researcher: synthesising the evidence on plant-based meat and nutrition with Rubén Fernández-Rodríguez
A Netflix documentary inspired a groundbreaking piece of research into the nutritional impact of plant-based meat.
Report: European alternative protein patents jump by 960% in 10 years
The first analysis of its kind has revealed that patent publications by European alternative protein innovators have increased by 960%…
Meet the researcher: Filling the missing gaps in our plant-based knowledge with Professor Ute Weisz
A researcher investigating new ways of turning underused crops into tasty and nutritious products says far more work will be…
Analysis finds UK government has invested £75 million in alternative protein innovation since 2021 National Food Strategy
As Labour prepares to develop a new food strategy, analysis finds that the UK has invested £75 million in developing…
