Entrepreneur Tony Martens shares the story of IFT 2025 pitch competition winner Plantible Foods—from the early rough days living on-site in a trailer to the company’s recent success commercializing its plant-based protein ingredient. Food Technology’s editors talk about the hot topics and trends they discovered at IFT FIRST 2025.
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GUESTS
Tony Martens is cofounder of Plantible Foods, a maker of plant-based protein ingredients derived from an aquatic plant called Lemna (aka duckweed). He started his career as a business analyst in the Netherlands before moving to the United States and making the leap into entrepreneurship.
Mary Ellen Kuhn is executive editor and assistant director of publications, Food Technology.
Kelly Hensel is assistant managing editor, print & digital, Food Technology.
Julie Larson Bricher is science and technology editor, Food Technology.
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