DEADLINES for NOMINATIONS / SELF-NOMINATIONS: 23 March 2026*

STAGES:
21.01.2026 - 23.03.2026 nominations / self-nominations

24.03.2026 - 30.03.2026 processing of nominations

02.04.2026 - 9.04.2026 Jury & evaluating

14.04.2026 Finalists announcement

20.04.2026 - 4.06.2026 voting

4.06.2026 PROGRESSIVE AWARDS GALA (церемония по награждаване)
 

*AWARDS recognize the best companies, products, initiatives and campaigns of 2025.

CATEGORIES

 

Best International Retailer	Partner Nomination	Self Nomination
Best Local Retailer West Bulgaria	Partner Nomination	Self Nomination
Best Local Retailer Central Bulgaria	Partner Nomination	Self Nomination
Best Local Retailer East Bulgaria	Partner Nomination	Self Nomination
Best FMCG Outlet ( FMCG Shopping Complex )	Partner Nomination	Self Nomination
Best FMCG e-commerce Initiative ( product or services )	Partner Nomination	Self Nomination
Best Bulgarian FMCG Supplier	Partner Nomination	Self Nomination
Best International FMCG Supplier	Partner Nomination	Self Nomination
Best FMCG Distributor	Partner Nomination	Self Nomination
Best FMCG Services Supplier	Partner Nomination	Self Nomination
Best Private Label	Partner Nomination	Self Nomination
Best New Food Product	Partner Nomination	Self Nomination
Best New Non-Food Product	Partner Nomination	Self Nomination
Best New Beverage	Partner Nomination	Self Nomination
Best New Alcohol Drink	Partner Nomination	Self Nomination
Best New Low Alcohol Drink / Non Alcohol Drink	Partner Nomination	Self Nomination
Best CSR CAMPAIGN - Retailer	Partner Nomination	Self Nomination
Best CSR CAMPAIGN - Supplier	Partner Nomination	Self Nomination
Best Sustainability Initiative - Retailer	Partner Nomination	Self Nomination
Best Sustainability Initiative - Supplier	Partner Nomination	Self Nomination

 

MECHANISM 
► To enroll in PROGRESSIVE AWARDS competition you should fill the nomination or self nomination form available for each category, in Bulgarian or English. Only the forms completed in the "Argument Nomination" field will be validated and submitted to the Council for the selection of the finalists in the 21 prize categories.
► To guide you through the nomination process, please access the selection criteria of the winners published on the nomination or self nomination form, in each category.
► The information submitted via the form will not be made public and will only reach the members of the Council that select the finalists. Because privacy is important, members of the Council sign a confidentiality agreement (disclosure agreement).

Entry in the PROGRESSIVE AWARDS 2026 is not conditioned upon the payment of any fee.

The period for nomination / self nomination is 21.01.2026 – 23.03.2026.*

        *The Awards are given to the best Companies, Products, Initiatives and Campaigns for 2025

SELECTION OF THE FINALIST
After the end of the nominations, PROGRESSIVE will bring together the Council for validating entries in the PROGRESSIVE AWARDS competition and selecting the 6 finalists for each category of prizes.
At the meeting of the Council, the arguments recorded in the registration forms will be analyzed.
Also, it will be taken into account the number of registered nominations.
Nominations that receive the most points (Top 6) from the Council will enter the Finalists list.
The list of Progressive Finalists 2026 will be published on the website on 14.04.2026.

VOTING
The 6 finalists per category of prizes, selected in the previous round, enter in the voting stage. The voting period is: 20 April – 4 June 2026, 12:00 AM.
At this stage, Progressive sends by email to each of the 12.500 middle & top managers from food retail, FMCG and related fields, a unique link to access the voting form, selected from the Progressive database.
Unique links guarantees that a person can vote only once because they become inactive after the first access. Attention!!! Once the link is accessed, it becomes inactive even if you have not voted!
Generating unique voting links and centralizing the data provided in polling forms are provided by Ipsos Bulgaria, Research Partner of the PROGRESSIVE AWARDS competition.

For each nominee in a given category everyone can vote except for the people who work in the company. Managers from the finalists in these categories will receive personalized voting platforms so they can NOT vote for a prize for their company / project.
 

ProgreSsivE Awards Gala

The Winners of the PROGRESSIVE AWARDS will be announced and celebrated in the Progressive Gala Awards on 4 June 2026.

Participate in the competition of THE BEST!

 

 

 

COUNCIL

VENETA GERMANOVA
Commercial Director
Nielsen Bulgaria

 

VLADIMIR CHIRIKOV
Market Analyzer

 

IVA DIMOVA
Managing Director
IPSOS Bulgaria

 

EKATERINA KOTEVA
Managing Director
Tradeka

 

HRISTO RADICHEV
Managing Director
Mediapost Hit Mail

 

DILYANA DOBRINOVA
Brand Stategy Consultant
the other half

 

DANYO DIMITROV
Executive Director
JTN

 

KATIA DZHATOVA
Editor-in-chief
PROGRESSIVE Magazine

 

ELINA PULCHEVA
Editor
PROGRESSIVE Magazine

 

JULIAN DOBREV
Managing Director
BluePo!nt

 

ELENA KOLEVA
Deputy Research Director
Pragmatica