Two million votes, 59 winners, and six incredible prizes—this year’s annual poll of the best plant-based products, people, and places really took the cake (or shall we say the CBD truffle-topped vegan doughnut). From food trucks and fashion labels to taquerias and TikTokers—you sounded off and rallied behind your favorites, and now the votes are in! So who did you vote as the best of the best? We present to you: the 2021 VegNews Veggie Awards.
>> CHOW
Best Vegan Ice Cream
Ben & Jerry’s
Best Vegan Milk
Oatly
Best Vegan Cookie
Alternative Baking Company
Best Vegan Cookie Dough
EatPastry
Best Vegan Burger
Beyond Burger
Best Vegan Meat
Impossible Foods
Best Vegan Chicken
Gardein
Best Vegan Sausage
Field Roast
Best Vegan Butter
Miyoko’s Creamery
Best Vegan Staple Cheese
Violife
Best Vegan Artisanal Cheese
Miyoko’s Creamery
Best Vegan Yogurt
Kite Hill
Best Vegan Chocolate
Theo Chocolate
Best Vegan Snack
Hippeas Chickpea Puffs
Best Vegan Energy Bar
LÄRABAR
Best Vegan Candy
Justin’s Peanut Butter Cups
Best Accidentally Vegan Snack
Oreo
Best Coffee Drink
Starbucks & Califia Farms (tie!)
Best New Vegan Product
JUST Egg Folded
Best Vegan Kombucha
GT’s Kombucha
Best Vegan CBD Product
CBDfx Vegan Gummies
Best Vegan Protein Powder
Orgain
Best Vegan Dog Food
Wild Earth
>> BEAUTY & STYLE
Best Vegan Lipstick
Glossier
Best Vegan Drugstore Beauty Brand
e.l.f. Cosmetics
Best Vegan Makeup
Pacifica Beauty
Best Vegan Skincare
Pacifica Beauty
Best Haircare
LUSH
Best Vegan Handbags
Matt & Nat
Best Sustainable Fashion Label
Stella McCartney
Best Vegan Shoes
VEJA Shoes
>> GO
Best Vegan City
Los Angeles
Best Vegan Casual Restaurant
Sage Vegan Bistro (Los Angeles)
Best Vegan Fine Dining Restaurant
Crossroads (Los Angeles)
Best Vegan Bakery
Vegan Treats (Bethlehem, PA)
Best Vegan Bakery Delivery
Maya’s Cookies (San Diego and nationwide)
Best Vegan Restaurant Chain
Veggie Grill (Nationwide)
Best Vegan Doughnut Shop
Doe Donuts (Portland)
Best Grocery Store
Besties Vegan Paradise (Los Angeles)
Best Vegan Apparel Brand
Herbivore Clothing Co. (Portland)
Best Vegan Food Truck
Slutty Vegan (Atlanta)
Best Vegan Burger Joint
Monty’s Good Burger (Southern California)
Best Vegan Pizzeria
Screamer’s Pizzeria (Brooklyn)
Best Vegan Taqueria
Jajaja (New York City)
Best Vegan-Friendly Fast-Food Meal
Chipotle’s Vegan Lifestyle Bowl
Best Vegan Ice Cream Shop
NadaMoo! Scoop Shop (Austin)
>> DELIVERY
Best Vegan Subscription Box
Kinder Beauty & Vegancuts (tie!)
Best Online Vegan Grocery Store
Vegan Essentials
Best Vegan Meal Delivery Service
Veestro
>> PEOPLE & MEDIA
Favorite Vegan Celebrity
Joaquin Phoenix
Favorite Vegan TikToker
Tabitha Brown (@iamtabithabrown)
Favorite Vegan Instagrammer
Haile Thomas (@hailetxhomas)
Favorite Vegan YouTuber
Jenné Claiborne (SweetPotatoSoul)
Best Vegan Podcast
The Bearded Vegans
Favorite Vegan Athlete
Serena Williams
Favorite Vegan Activist
Greta Thunberg
Best Vegan Cookbook
Plants-Only Kitchen
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