Progresiv Awards 2016 has announced its finalists | Progresiv
After two intense weeks and hundreds of nominations from the retail industry and FMCG market professionals and a careful validation of these nominations in the Council meeting, Progresiv Awards 2016 competition has announced the five finalists for each category. 
The winners will be chosen by a combined voting process that will begin on March 1st 2016. The awards for suppliers will be based on the retailers’ votes, while the awards for the retailers will be based on the suppliers’ votes.
Here is the list for each category, in alphabetical order:
Best FMCG Supplier
• Albalact
• Heineken
• Nestlé
• PepsiCo
• Unilever
Best Retailer
• Carrefour
• Kaufland
• Mega Image
• Profi
• Selgros Cash & Carry
Best New Retail Concept
• 1 Minute (Lagardere Travel Retail)
• Gusturi Românești (Mega Image)
• La Doi Pași – the new concept (Metro)
• Mega Image Concept Store Băneasa
• Profi Loco
Best Product Innovation
• Doncafé Greenactive
• Floriol Gourmet
• Heineken Strongbow
• Hochland Tartino
• Omo Ultimate
Best Brand Initiative in Retail
• Agricola “Mese de poveste” camapign
• Coca-Cola „Kiss and Win” campaign
• Caroli “Serveţelul Carolino te invita la calatoria castigului” campaign
• Edenia “Vitrina cu idei” campaign (Macromex)
• Category management project run by Ursus in Carrefour
Best Entrepreneur in Retail
• Feliciu Paraschiv, Paco Supermarket Focșani
• Ludovic Barta, CBA Nord-Vest franchise
• Marius Tudosiei, Băcănia Veche Bucharest
• Dan Sărmășan, Agra’s Alba Iulia
• Dorina Mutu, Annabella Râmnicu Vâlcea
Outstanding Leadership
• George Ștefănescu, General Director Whiteland Import-Export
• Irina Măndoiu, Commercial Director Albalact
• Marian Andreev, Prutul S.A. Owner
• Marius Meleșteu, General Manager Strauss South Central Europe
• Sorana Georgia, CEO Billa Romania
The winners will be announced during the Progresiv Awards 2016 Gala, on March 17th 2016, at the Sinaia Casino. The Gala will be integrated in the program of Progresiv Conference, 16th edition, held at Sinaia between 16 and 18 March 2016.
Progresiv Awards project started from the desire to highlight people, organizations, brands and successful projects in the FMCG market that set trends and contribute each year to the industry’s development, as well as the role of strong partnerships between retailers and suppliers. The competition focused on companies, brands/products, managers and entrepreneurs active in the Romanian FMCG retail market for at least 12 months (January 2015).
The mechanism of Progresiv Awards is simple, transparent and objective.
The nominations and voting are done through unique links, guaranteeing that a person may vote only once as they become inactive after the first accessing.
The Research Partner in the Progresiv Awards project is market research company Ipsos Romania, and the partner who created the branding and visual identity is Inoveo.
Complete information, updated in real time, are available on www.progresivawards.ro.
Progresiv is the first and most important business-to-business magazine that addresses to decision makers in retail and FMCG. It has a circulation of 26,000 copies, is distributed nationwide and is audited by BRAT. www.revistaprogresiv.ro
