Conrad Astley
Senior Communications Officer
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
UK Food Standards Agency to modernise regulations, boosting consumer choice for sustainable foods
The UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) has agreed on plans to modernise how foods like cultivated meat and precision fermentation…
Survey: Germans and Austrians say consumers should have freedom to choose cultivated meat
New research in Germany and Austria has found nearly two-thirds of people believe consumers should have the choice to eat…
Meet the researchers: Tapping into the unexplored potential of an ancient technology
A technological twist on a widely used food production system is enabling researchers to develop tasty and nutritious new products.
Italian Government ‘open’ to reconsidering ban on meaty terms
Italian Agriculture Minister Francesco Lollobrigida has told Parliament the government is talking to plant-based meat companies to hear their concerns…
Meet the researcher: Expanding the tentacles of alternative seafood research with Frederico Ferreira
A researcher working to develop the first cultivated octopus product is at the heart of a €7 million project bringing…
“We will have to leave because we don’t have a future here.” Italian researchers fear brain drain in wake of controversial cultivated meat ban
Following the controversial cultivated meat ban, some fear an exodus of talented young scientists – particularly unwelcome given nearly 10%…
Over 50% of Europeans are eating less meat, but taste and price remain biggest barriers to plant-based uptake
More than half of European consumers are eating less meat, but taste and price remain the biggest barriers to wider…
Denmark publishes world’s first national action plan for plant-based foods
The Danish government has published the first ever national action plan outlining how the country can transition towards a more…
