Who are the finalists of the Progresiv Awards 2020 competition | Progresiv
Progresiv Awards, the competition of the true values of the Romanian FMCG market, announces the finalists of the 2020 edition, at the 12 awards categories. They were selected by the Progresiv Awards Jury, out of a total of 300 nominations and self-nominations coming from the market. 
The Council of Specialists analyzed the arguments in the entry forms and marked each nomination also taking into account the information available on the market. It is important to note that the nominations that brought relevant, quantifiable and demonstrable information as arguments - according to the guidelines provided by the competition organizer for each category of awards - received the highest marks in the judging process.
Here are the finalists:
BEST INTERNATIONAL RETAILER
• Carrefour Romania
• Kaufland Romania
• Lidl Romania
• Mega Image
• Profi Rom Food
BEST INDEPENDENT RETAILER
Muntenia
• Annabella
• Diana
• Euromarket
Moldova
• Bacaniile Serban
• Ovisim Supermarket
• Paco Supermarkets
Transilvania
• CBA Nord-Vest
• Elan Trio
• Sergiana
BEST FMCG SUPPLIER
• Coca-Cola HBC
• Olympus (Fabrica de Lapte Brasov)
• Farmec
• Unilever SCE
• Ursus Breweries
BEST NEW FOOD PRODUCT
• Cocosel de Padure (Agricola)
• Danonino, 70 grams (Danone PDPA)
• Jacobs Specialities Range (JDE)
• Supa de azi Range (Prefera Foods)
• Toortitzi with chocolate (Alka Group)
BEST NEW NON-FOOD PRODUCT
• Sano Maxima laundry softener (Sano Romania)
• Cif Nature's Recipe (Unilever SCE)
• Gerovital Men care products in the form of vials (Farmec)
• Lenor Detergent (Procter & Gamble)
• Loncolor Expert HEMPStyle (Papillon Laboratoires Cosmetiques)
BEST NEW BEVERAGE
• Bucur Bere de Bulevard (URBB)
• Cappy Lemonade (Coca-Cola HBC)
• Olympus Ceai de la Munte (Fabrica de Lapte Brasov)
• Strongbow Rosé Apple (Heineken Romania)
• Vinars Zarea 1912 XO (Zarea)
BEST SHOPPER ACTIVATION
• Zero Zone - Heineken Romania
• Summer Respiro Moments - Ursus Breweries
• Quality guarantee. Choose the wines recommended by Auchan and vinul.ro - Auchan Retail România
• National Retail Story Telling Project - Heidi Chocolat
• Golden product - Pronto Mobile (Carrefour franchisee)
BEST RETAIL TECH INNOVATION
• Selgros Shopper application
• Mega Image intelligent supermarket
• Biometric print payment - Auchan Retail România
• Proteus Smart Display
• Tokinomo
BEST VERTICALLY INTEGRATED BUSINESS
• Annabella
• Diana
• Farmec
• Ocean Fish
• Sergiana
BEST CSR CAMPAIGN
• After ourselves, we pick up ourselves - Coca Cola HBC
• Gluten-free Romania Caravan - Kaufland Romania
• Domestos supports hygene in schools - Unilever SCE
BEST SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE
• “Excessive bags consumption damages the community” - Kaufland
• The project to implement a new hygene solution for the installations in the Ploiesti factory - Coca-Cola HBC
• Food Bank - Lidl Romania
• “A chance for your family” Economic Program - Danone
BEST MANAGER OF THE YEAR
• Eliodor Apostolescu, PhoenixY founder
• James Simmons, CEO Unilever South Central Europe
• Marco Hößl, CEO Kaufland Romania
• Raul Ciurtin, Prefera Foods founder
• Vanya Panayotova, General Manager L’Oreal Romania & Adria-Balkans
*The finalists’ listing is in alphabetical order.
Progresiv Awards 2020 Jury is made of:
• ALINA STEPAN – Cluster Head, Ipsos South-East Europe
• IULIA PENCEA – Managing Director, Nielsen Romania
• GABRIELA LUCA – Commercial Director Consumer Panel Services, GfK Romania
• SORANA GEORGIA –General Director, Markant International Services Romania
• CATALINA ALDEA – Managing Partner, Aldea Consulting
• DRAGOS POPA – Senior Project Manager, Roland Berger Romania
• MIHAI BONCA – Founder, Brand Architects
• ALINA DRAGOMIR – Coordinating Editor, Progresiv
• MIHAELA POPESCU – Editor in-chief, Progresiv
For BEST CSR CAMPAIGN and BEST SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE, the Jury was made of:
• DRAGOS TUTA – Founder & Managing Partner The CSR Agency
• DRAGOS POPA – Senior Project Manager, Roland Berger Romania
• ALINA LICIU – Founder & Managing Partner, The Azores Sustainability & CSR Agency
• DUMITRU BORTUN – University Professor Doctor, SNSPA
• MIHAELA POPESCU – Editor in-chief, Progresiv
Who and how to vote
The winners will be chosen following a cross-voting process: the prizes for the suppliers will be granted on the basis of the votes of the retailers, and those for the retailers will be granted on the basis of the votes of the suppliers. The winners of the "Best Shopper Activation", "Best CSR Campaign", "Best Sustainability Initiative", "Best Vertically Integrated Business", "Best Retail Tech Innovation" and "Best Manager of the Year" awards are chosen by the entire retail & FMCG industry. The managers of the finalist companies in these categories will receive personalized voting forms, so that there is no possibility to vote on their project / company.
Starting with February 10, 2020, about 10,000 professionals from the FMCG market will be invited to vote for the Progresiv Awards winners. At this stage, Progresiv sends by email to each of the selected professionals from the Progressive database a unique voting link.
Unique links guarantee that a person can only vote once.
IMPORTANT! All managers in the retail or FMCG industry who have not received a single link to vote from Progresiv magazine can register HERE to be part of the Progresiv Awards 2020 "jury". The selection of those requesting voting links will be made based on the criteria set out on the www.progresivawards.ro site.
The voting stage ends on March 12, 2020, on the day of the awards ceremony. The winners of this year's edition will be announced at the Progresiv Awards 2020 Gala, on March 12, at Casino Sinaia. The gala will be integrated into the program of the Sinaia Progresiv Conference, 20th edition, held between March 11-13, 2020.
About Progresiv Awards
The Progresiv Awards project started from the desire to highlight the successful people, organizations, brands and projects in the FMCG market that set trends and contribute year after year in the development of the industry, as well as the role of strong partnerships between retailers and suppliers.
The Progresiv Awards mechanism is a simple, transparent and objective one. For more details, visit the Competition Regulations, available at www.progresivawards.ro.
