Partners
General Partner
AHT
AHT is an Austrian company for the production of refrigeration and deep freeze systems. The company is among the market leaders in the sector of cooling and deep freezing systems for the retail sector, ice cream freezers and drink coolers. The company offers to its clients ready-to-use commercial refrigeration and deep freeze systems, which do not requite additional constructive preparations, maintenance and servicing and are provide up to 40% energy savings. About 62% of the AHT turnover comes from cooling systems and displays for the retail sector. The company uses technologies, which are highly energy efficient and environmentally friendly. AHT has numerous European and global awards for energy efficiency and environmental achievements in the sphere of the commercial cooling systems. As AHT takes quality seriously, a quality management system has been introduced, conforming to ISO 9001 as well as an environment management system to comply with ISO 14001.
More at: www.aht.at
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Media Partner
Visa Europe
In Europe, there are 445 million Visa debit, credit and commercial cards. In the 12 months ending September 2011 those cards were used to make purchases and cash withdrawals to the value of €1.7 trillion. 14% of consumer spending at point of sale in Europe is with a Visa card, and almost 80% of that is on Visa debit cards.
Visa Europe is owned and operated by more than 3,700 European member financial institutions and was incorporated in July 2004. Visa Europe is independent of global Visa Inc., with an exclusive, irrevocable and perpetual licence in Europe. As a dedicated European payment system Visa Europe is able to respond quickly to the specific market needs of European banks and their customers - cardholders and retailers - and to meet the European Commission’s objective to create a true internal market for payments.
Visa enjoys unsurpassed acceptance around the world. In addition, Visa/PLUS is one of the world’s largest global ATM networks, offering cash access in local currency in over 200 countries.
More at www.visaeurope.com / www.visabg.com
Cellum Bulgaria
Cellum Bulgaria is a shareholding company established in 2011 as a joint venture between Corporate Commercial Bank (CCB) and Cellum Global with the purpose of transferring the mobile industry experience to the Bulgarian market by providing highly innovative products and services (Cellum Pay) in the sphere of mobile payments.
Cellum Global is a leading Hungarian company in the mobile transactions and services sector, established in year 2000 working in cooperation with Master Card, Hungarian Telecom Group, Telenor, Vodafone, FHBBank, etc. Cellum Global products are based on internally developed and internationally recognized mobile solutions.
After signing the intellectual property agreements with Cellum Global, Cellum Bulgaria initiated the local project of entering into the Bulgarian market and it is now in a constant process of opening its partnerships with mobile operators, banks, utility companies, leading Retail chains, e-commerce companies and many others.
The platform of the company offers its end users the opportunity to turn their mobile smart phones into an "intelligent wallet" used by people to top up prepaid cards, pay utility bills, make internet payments and purchase various goods and services. All this made to be possible via smart phone – remotely and at any time, no need to visit company, bank or mobile operator’s offices.
Apart from the individual clients Cellum Bulgaria also offers a number of advantages to its partners-MNO’s, banks, retailers and merchants who will now be able to increase their sales volumes and improve their receivables thanks to the innovative solutions offered by Cellum Bulgaria.
More at www.cellum.com/
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Sirma Group Holding
Bulgarian software enterprise Sirma Group Holding is one of the largest software groups in SEE, which includes 21 companies and joint ventures; with approximately 400 employees, and hundreds of successful projects worldwide. One of the major factors that contribute to the company's success is its unique proposition of highly skilled IT teams, focus on innovations and knowledge based business solutions, and competitive prices. This vision empowers Sirma’s IT experts to focus on the most advanced fields of software development as semantic technologies, mobile applications, ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), BI (Business Intelligence), finance, banking and payment services, e-government, e-education, etc.
The backbone of the holding is Sirma Solutions (www.sirmasolutions.com). The company represents a new generation of boutique IT companies where cost effectiveness is only one of the competitive advantages, along with innovative expertise, Agile Software Development, and an extensive know-how in the hottest sub-segments of software engineering. Sirma Solutions is among the few regional players, capable to implement complex software projects "from A to Z".
Each of Sirma’s businesses combines flexibility and competence in its specific area relying on the support and infrastructure of the entire holding. The holding has an extensive tradition in launching of innovative businesses and recently has started a technology start-up incubator. The group has offices and partners in UK, Germany, Norway, USA, Canada, Brazil and Turkey, enabling it to operate more efficiently, taking into account specific needs of each local market. More information on www.sirma.com
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is part of the company Porsche BG EOOD – the official importer of Volkswagen passenger cars and Volkswagen commercial vehicles as well as Audi in Bulgaria. The company operates in the field of automobile trading and has traditions in sales, after-sales and warranty service. Porsche BG EOOD maintains a wide network of retailers in Bulgaria. All dealers operate with specialized equipment and highly qualified personnel. The importer maintains a stock availability of vehicles in a distribution warehouse in Budapest (Hungary). A purchase order of a mass-produced vehicle is being processed in two weeks, while specific purchase orders take up from three to five months. The delivery of original service parts is carried out on a daily basis. Porsche BG is part of the austrian Holding Porsche Salzburg which is one of the biggest european automobile trading companies. The Headquarter is in Austria. The company is represented in more than 20 countries in Central and Eastern Europe, as well as in China. Porsche Holding is a private company owned by the legendary families Porsche and Piëch. In Austria Porsche represents the brands of the Volkswagen Group: Seat, Skoda, Volkswagen, Audi, Lamborghini, Bugatti, Bentley and Porsche. The company is a whollyowned subsidiary of Volkswagen Group.
More at www.vw-lekotovarni.bg ;
Devin AD
Devin AD was established in 1992 and is a leading company in the production of beverages in Bulgaria with a market share in the segment of bottled water from 37% (Canadean Soft Drinks beverage report 2011). The company's main activity is bottling and sale of mineral water, spring water and carbonated and non-carbonated soft drinks. Devin offers a wide variety of water and soft drinks, including mineral water, spring water and carbonated water DEVIN, flavored water DEVIN Fresh, table water Divna, sports drinks START and fruit juices and nectars Frutelli. "Devin" AD is the official distributor of Redbull energy drinks and the high-quality fruit juices Granini for Bulgaria. Since 2008 "Devin" AD is also presented in Romania. The company has modern equipment supplied by leading companies in the filed in France, Switzerland, Italy and Austria. The production cycle is completely closed and includes the production of bottles, bottling, labeling and stacking on pallets, which guarantees the purity of the final product. The company is certified for quality management (ISO 9001), environment (ISO 14001), occupational health (OHSAS 18001) and safety of the products (ISO 22000). Since 2009 "Devin" AD is owned by U.S. investment fund Advent International.
Katarzyna Estate
Katarzyna Estate was created in 2006. The cellar quickly established itself as a leader in the wine market in Bulgaria and gradually started winning prizes and praises at various prestigious international competitions. The hard work of the team has borne fruits and only in five years Katarzyna Estate had the greatest international success for a Bulgarian wine. In 2011 the "Katarzyna" wine won the first wine Oscar for Bulgaria -- Reserve 2007 was awarded 90 points by the wine emperor Robert Parker. In 2012 the success is double -- Katarzyna Reserve 2008 and 2009 received the coveted 91 points by the expert site on the best wines, Wine Advocate, and was included in the "exceptional wines" category. So far this is the highest mark, achieved by a Bulgarian wine. Among the most recognisable brands in the cellar's portfolio are Question Mark, Encore, Seven Grapes, Les Fleurs, Les Amandiers, Les Cailloux, Le Carre d'Or, Contemplations, Mezzek, Twins, Der Traminer, Smaraida, etc. The main goal of the Katarzyna Estate team is to continue to produce Bulgarian wines, who will serve as an example with their indisputable qualities, to continually work for the good image of the Bulgarian wines abroad and to permanently place the Bulgarian wines on the world map and in the minds of the connoisseurs.
VKF Renzel
VKF Renzel is a German company with its own branch in Bulgaria and a leading market position in the construction of commercial space and production of POS- and advertising materials. Established in 1985, with its experience of more than 26 years, the company tirelesslyproved himself as revealed branches in almost all European countries, USA, Russia and China. A wide range of over 20,000 items is a guarantee of standard and customized solutions for every retailer and manufacturer.
The main business activity of VKF Renzel is directed to manufacturing and marketing of commercial and shop equipment and advertising systems.
We offer:
- Advertising systems and articles to stimulate sales.
- In store marketing and communication. Out store
- Space optimization of the shelf.
- All solutions for POS (point of sale).
- Concepts for exhibitions and promotions.
- HORECA and HOREMA-equipment.
- Injection moulding-products (all plastics) and extruded PVC-profiles.
Our goal is to stimulate your sales! Rely on German quality and competence in the realization of your requirements in POS !
About Ernst & Young
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Design Board
Design Board is a leading European brand & packaging design consultancy specialised in intercultural branding, packaging design and design delivery for fast moving markets. The company provides breakthrough packaging design innovation and brand solutions for a wide range of international FMCG clients for over 45 years among which are Procter&Gamble, The Coca-Cola Company, Bacardi-Martini, Kraft Foods, McCain Continental Europe, Tchibo, Friesland Campina, the retailer Carrefour and many others.
The company’s area of expertise spans Europe, Middle East and Africa. Design Board operates from four strategic geographies - Brussels, Geneva, Sofia and Cairo. More at www.designboard.com/
Henkel
Henkel operates worldwide with leading brands and technologies in three business areas: Laundry & Home Care, Cosmetics/Toiletries and Adhesive Technologies. Founded in 1876, Henkel holds globally leading market positions both in the consumer and industrial businesses with well-known brands such as Persil, Schwarzkopf and Loctite. Henkel employs some 47,000 people and reported sales of 15,605 million euros and adjusted operating profit of 2,029 million euros in fiscal 2011. Henkel’s preferred shares are listed in the German stock index DAX.
ShopperTrak
The global leader in people counter technology and foot traffic analysis. ShopperTrak counts people, analyzes data, and reveals total sales opportunities for retailers and mall owners, worldwide. With over 50,000 managed devices in service and billions of shopper visits counted annually, the company is the global leader in people counter technology and store performance analysis.
Over 400 of the world’s leading retailers and brands rely on ShopperTrak's Managed Service and Business Analytics to:
- Calculate total sales opportunity and conversion rate
- Compare store performance locally, regionally, nationally, or to the total available market
- Determine marketing campaign effectiveness
- Improve labor scheduling efficiency
More at: www.shoppertrak.com