Plant Strong Earns Multiple Honors in the 2026 Veggie Awards
We are proud and deeply grateful to be recognized across multiple categories in the 2026 Veggie Awards from VegNews!
As one of the longest-running voices in the plant-based space, VegNews has spent decades covering the people, products, and ideas shaping how people eat, cook, and discover vegan food. For more than 20 years, the Veggie Awards have offered a meaningful annual snapshot of what is resonating across the plant-based world.
To be recognized at this level means a lot to us, not just because of the placement, but because of what it represents. It speaks to the value of staying true to real food, simple ingredients, and strong standards. Built on whole plant foods, with no oils or refined sugar, and ingredients you can recognize.
We are deeply grateful to everyone who continues to support this mission and believes, like we do, that real food can help change lives.
Plant Strong Winners in the 2026 Veggie Awards
This year, the Plant Strong family earned nominations for Best Podcast, Best Milk, Best Burger, and Favorite YouTuber.
Best Podcast
Plantstrong Podcast with Rip Esselstyn — Second Place
Best Milk
Plant Strong Plant Milk — Third Place
Best Burger
Plant Strong Skillet Burgers — Third Place
Favorite YouTuber
Jane and Ann Esselstyn — First Place
Why the 2026 Veggie Awards Recognition Matters
To be recognized alongside some of the biggest names in the plant-based space makes this moment especially meaningful. But more than anything, we are grateful to the community that made it possible.
If Plant Strong milk has made its way into your morning coffee, our burgers have helped make dinner easier, or Rip’s podcast has kept you company in the car, you share this with us too.
What this recognition tells us is that people are hungry for food they can trust and guidance that feels grounded and practical. They are looking for meals, ideas, and encouragement that make plant-strong eating easier.
Plant-Based Living for the Long Haul
Plant Strong started from a simple belief: this way of eating should be easier to put into practice every day. Not as a quick fix, but as a pattern built on whole plant foods, consistency, and habits that support health.
Rip and his family have been living the plant-strong way for decades, and Ann’s recent world record was a powerful reflection of what that can look like over the long haul. It was not just one impressive moment at 90. It reflected years of daily movement, meals centered around whole plant foods, and habits that build resilience over time.
That bigger picture is at the heart of what Plant Strong stands for.
Thank You From the Plant Strong Team
From the whole Plant Strong team, thank you for showing up, believing in this mission, and choosing real food. We are proud of this moment, grateful for the recognition, and excited for what we get to keep building together.
