VegNews Magazine Rates the Best Vegetarian Foods on the Market in the Largest Reader Survey of its Kind in the World

VegNews, America’s leading vegetarian newsmagazine, has announced the winners of their 2003 Veggie Awards. With over 4,000 readers voting for their favorite veg products in 62 categories, this annual survey is the largest of its kind in the world. The awards showcase the best of vegetarian in categories ranging from soymilk, veggie burger and restaurant to celebrity, website and even most veg-friendly airline. With the recent developments of mad cow disease and health-minded New Year’s resolutions in full swing, there’s no better time to go or try veg.

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) January 2, 2004

VegNews, America’s leading vegetarian newsmagazine, has announced the winners of their 2003 Veggie Awards. With over 4,000 readers voting for their favorite veg products in 62 categories, this annual survey is the largest of its kind in the world. The awards showcase the best of vegetarian in categories ranging from soymilk, veggie burger and restaurant to celebrity, website and even most veg-friendly airline.

With the recent developments of mad cow disease and health-minded New Year’s resolutions in full swing, there’s no better time to go veg. The Veggie Awards feature the "best of the best" and are the perfect resource to help Americans get healthy in 2004.

"These companies are leaders in the natural food industry and continue to develop high-quality vegetarian products. We are pleased to honor their accomplishments with a Veggie Award," said VegNews publisher Joseph Connelly.

Following are some standouts:

Best Vegetarian Restaurant: Millennium Restaurant, San Francisco

Best Veg-Friendly Fast Food Restaurant: Subway

Best Veggie Burger: GardenBurger

Best Soymilk: SILK by White Wave

Best Natural Foods Store: Whole Foods

Best Veg-Friendly Airline: British Airways

Favorite Veg Celebrity: Alicia Silverstone

The VegNews Veggie Awards (http://www.vegnews.com/veggieawards.html) recognize excellence in the vegetarian food industry. VegNews’ readers submit their ballots, and winners are announced in the holiday edition of the magazine. The annual celebration of the best that veg living has to offer has become the most popular feature in the publication.

VegNews, America's leading vegetarian newsmagazine, has a readership of over 100,000 and is read around the world. Each issue is filled with the latest in vegetarian news, events, recipes, nutrition information, restaurant and product reviews, and even vegetarian weddings.

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