Progressive Awards
V edition
8 JUNE, INTER EXPO CENTER, SOFIA

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 e-commerce Initiative ( product or services ) |
Partner Nomination | Self Nomination |
Best FMCG e-commerce Company ![]() |
Partner Nomination | Self Nomination |
Best FMCG Supplier |
Partner Nomination | Self Nomination |
Best FMCG Distributor |
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 Alcoholic 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 16 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 2023 is not conditioned upon the payment of any fee.
The period for nomination/ self nomination is 09.01.2023 – 31.03.2023.
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 2023 will be published on the website on 12.04.2023.
VOTING
The 6 finalists per category of prizes, selected in the previous round, enter in the voting stage. The voting period is: 24 April – 8 June 2023, 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. Atention!!! 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 8 June 2023.
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


IVAYLO KUNEV
Partner, B2B and B2C Sales Trainer
In Your Hands


HRISTO RADICHEV
Managing Director
Mediapost Hit Mail


DILYANA DOBRINOVA
Managing Director
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