VegfestUK Awards 2018 – Full Results
27th October 2018VegfestUK played host to its own vegan Awards Ceremony on Saturday October 27th 2018 at VegfestUK London, with 18 awards trophies up for grabs after 6 weeks of voting online by the public which gathered altogether 7,086 votes in total.
The Awards, which celebrated its 12th year since its inception in 2007, promote the best vegan brands and groups in the UK market. In 2018 the Awards boasted altogether 18 categories with 10 nominees each and the nominee who gathered the most votes after the 6-week voting period was chosen to be the winner in their category.
The Awards Ceremony was hosted by VegfestUK PR manager and VeggieVision founder Karin Ridgers, with the awards trophies handed out to winners by presenter Sarah-Jane Crawford.
The organisers added:
It’s brilliant to have the privilege of hosting our awards for 12 years running. Over this period of time, we have witnessed the rise of some really exciting vegan brands and amazing vegan products, and our awards serve to celebrate the diversity and variety of vegan options available in the UK. To rise to the challenge of accommodating more unique and dynamic brands and groups, this year we have introduced some new categories such as Best Vegan Festivals, Best Vegan Bags, Best Vegan Superfood Brand and Best Vegan Ready Meals, each of which has seen a healthy amount of votes cast by the public. Many thanks to everyone who has backed their favourites in the process by casting their votes, and of course congratulations to the winners, and also huge kudos to every nominee for bringing through their own vegan products or services to the UK market – your contributions have made it easier than ever before to be vegan in this country. Finally, big thanks to our presenters Karin and Sarah-Jane for hosting a wonderful occasion at the Ceremony for us.
Full Results
Best Vegan Festival
Total number of votes cast: 3794
| Nominee | Number of Votes |
| Vegan Life Live London | 869 |
| UK Vegan CampOut | 834 |
| Bristol Viva! Vegan Festival | 509 |
| Animal Aid Christmas Fayre | 306 |
| West Midlands Vegan Festival | 291 |
| Live A Better Life (LABL) Vegan Fair Liverpool | 289 |
| Great Yorkshire Vegan Festival | 249 |
| Vevolution | 189 |
| Newcastle Vegan Festival | 157 |
| North East Vegan Festival | 82 |
Best Vegan Bags
Total number of votes cast: 3259
| Nominee | Number of Votes |
| Matt & Nat | 718 |
| The Lovely Things | 607 |
| Lifestyle International Limited | 588 |
| Beyond Bags | 484 |
| LaBante London | 312 |
| Hetty Sam | 238 |
| Paguro Upcycle | 141 |
| Thamon London | 57 |
| Watts Kork | 53 |
| Moddanio | 45 |
Best Vegan Superfood Brand
Total number of votes cast: 3129
| Nominee | Number of Votes |
| Vivo Life | 748 |
| Vega | 659 |
| GOOD Hemp Dairy Free | 541 |
| Naturya | 398 |
| Revolution Foods | 362 |
| The Culinary Caveman | 118 |
| SuperFoodLx | 83 |
| BodyMe | 82 |
| Sambazon UK | 66 |
| Pure Recharge | 53 |
Best Vegan Ready Meals
Total number of votes cast: 3222
| Nominee | Number of Votes |
| One Planet Pizza | 974 |
| Tideford Organics | 512 |
| Mr Nice Pie | 446 |
| Badgers Vegan Kitchen | 394 |
| Pie Baby | 263 |
| VeGain Meals | 208 |
| Mr Lee’s Noodles | 153 |
| Vegbred | 114 |
| Vegetarian Caviar Club | 74 |
| Pep & Lekker | 66 |
Best Vegan Magazine
Total number of votes cast: 3126
| Nominee | Number of Votes |
| Vegan Life Magazine | 845 |
| Vegan Food and Living Magazine | 548 |
| PlantBased Magazine | 442 |
| Simply Vegan Magazine | 423 |
| Vegan Living Magazine | 331 |
| T.O.F.U. Magazine | 162 |
| Positively Vegan Magazine | 153 |
| The Hectic Vegan Magazine | 82 |
| Vilda Magazine | 81 |
| Vegan Trade Journal | 43 |
Best Vegan Online Resource
Total number of votes cast: 4200
| Nominee | Number of Votes |
| HappyCow | 1078 |
| Plant Based News | 905 |
| The Vegan Society | 560 |
| LIVEKINDLY | 398 |
| Veganuary | 359 |
| Viva! | 269 |
| Barnivore | 217 |
| Animal Aid | 162 |
| vanilla bean | 116 |
| Go Vegan World | 113 |
Best Vegan Cleaning Brand
Total number of votes cast: 3613
| Nominee | Number of Votes |
| Astonish | 860 |
| Method | 602 |
| Ecoleaf | 408 |
| Living Naturally | 398 |
| Ecozone | 391 |
| Bio-D | 329 |
| Norwex | 200 |
| Ecoegg | 150 |
| humblestuff | 146 |
| The Goodwash Company | 108 |
Best Vegan Bodycare
Total number of votes cast: 3331
| Nominee | Number of Votes |
| Eden Perfumes | 892 |
| Dr. Bronner’s | 658 |
| Buddha Beauty | 570 |
| Indigenous Beauty | 300 |
| Shea – Me | 296 |
| Yaoh | 137 |
| Fair Squared | 131 |
| Fruu | 129 |
| IUVO | 105 |
| Optiat | 96 |
Best Vegan Clothing
Total number of votes cast: 3011
| Nominee | Number of Votes |
| Viva La Vegan | 731 |
| ETHCS | 656 |
| Wear Your Voice | 272 |
| Hempish | 258 |
| Anticarnist | 237 |
| HeartCure | 210 |
| A Kind Living | 180 |
| Vegan Deviant | 159 |
| New Spirit | 151 |
| Stay Close Clothing | 142 |
Best Vegan Footwear
Total number of votes cast: 2952
| Nominee | Number of Votes |
| Vegetarian Shoes | 599 |
| Beyond Skin | 592 |
| Will’s Vegan Shoes | 569 |
| Eco Vegan Shoes | 337 |
| Ethical Wares | 236 |
| Freerangers | 174 |
| Bourgeois Boheme | 125 |
| Freet Footwear | 119 |
| The Third Estate | 113 |
| ALIVE Boutique | 71 |
Best Vegan Restaurant / Cafe
Total number of votes cast: 3286
| Nominee | Number of Votes |
| Purezza | 626 |
| The Flying Duck | 572 |
| 222 Vegan Cuisine | 433 |
| V Rev Vegan Diner (formerly V-Revolution) | 367 |
| Little Green | 268 |
| Matter Fastfoods | 237 |
| Natural Bar & Kitchen | 227 |
| The Old Red Bus Station | 195 |
| Anna-Loka | 179 |
| Erpingham House | 162 |
Best Vegan “Cheese”
Total number of votes cast: 3411
| Nominee | Number of Votes |
| Follow Your Heart | 709 |
| Bute Island Foods | 708 |
| Tyne Chease | 417 |
| I Am Nut OK | 410 |
| Mel’s Kindness Kitchen | 263 |
| New Roots | 223 |
| Kinda Co. | 191 |
| Good Carma Foods | 170 |
| Raw Food Rosie’s | 153 |
| Nutkin | 147 |
Best Vegan Cakes
Total number of votes cast: 3263
| Nominee | Number of Votes |
| The Vegan Cakery | 1135 |
| Ms. Cupcake | 575 |
| Baking Bad | 462 |
| Cupcakes & Shhht | 301 |
| Rubys of London | 229 |
| Vegan Sweet Tooth London | 167 |
| Organic Livity | 158 |
| Rosina Makes | 85 |
| Beau Monde Bakery (formerly Eat Petite) | 66 |
| Birch’s Bakehouse (formerly Babbaloos Bakery) | 64 |
Best Vegan Snacks
Total number of votes cast: 3140
| Nominee | Number of Votes |
| Nakd Wholefoods | 1505 |
| Pulsin | 363 |
| Quinoa Crack | 208 |
| Perk!er Foods | 208 |
| Fry’s Coconut Island | 196 |
| Rhythm108 | 184 |
| The Primal Pantry | 165 |
| Creative Nature Superfoods | 123 |
| ChicP | 104 |
| MySnack UK | 66 |
Best Vegan Caterer
Total number of votes cast: 2812
| Nominee | Number of Votes |
| What the Pitta | 603 |
| Happy Maki | 348 |
| Herbivorous | 335 |
| Greek Vegan Deli | 310 |
| Veggies | 256 |
| The Spotless Leopard | 235 |
| Lazyboy Kitchen | 226 |
| Brownins | 225 |
| Chaatit | 142 |
| Gillie Food | 115 |
Best Vegan “Meat”
Total number of votes cast: 3579
| Nominee | Number of Votes |
| Fry’s | 758 |
| Temple Of Seitan | 638 |
| Tofurky | 572 |
| Oumph! | 443 |
| VBites | 278 |
| LoveSeitan | 212 |
| Sgaia’s Vegan Meats | 206 |
| Vegusto | 177 |
| Dragonfly Foods | 166 |
| Lettices | 108 |
Best Vegan Dessert
Total number of votes cast: 3379
| Nominee | Number of Votes |
| Booja Booja | 1459 |
| The Coconut Collaborative | 412 |
| Pudology | 345 |
| Ice Green | 230 |
| Freaks of Nature | 227 |
| NUSH | 225 |
| Ananda’s Marshmallows | 161 |
| Smooze | 107 |
| Norty Puds | 102 |
| MiiRO | 88 |
Best Vegan Chocolate
Total number of votes cast: 3294
| Nominee | Number of Votes |
| Moo Free Chocolates | 1351 |
| The Raw Chocolate Company | 395 |
| So Free Chocolate | 338 |
| Loving Earth | 308 |
| Conscious Chocolate | 213 |
| The Raw Chocolate Pie Company | 193 |
| Solkiki Chocolatemaker | 182 |
| Harth Truffles | 115 |
| Peakz | 96 |
| Ethicoco | 85 |