Sofia 1528 7 Iskarsko shose blvd Trade Center Europa Building 2, Floor 2 tel. 02/ 973 11 81 www.avendi-bg.com

Avendi is a leading company in marketing and distribution of consumer goods with annual turnover of 40 million EUR. The company distributes brands of well recognized suppliers like  Aperol, Baileys, Bushmills, Campari, Captain Morgan, Crayola, Dilmah, Efes, Grolsch, Guinness, Hellmann's, Hennessy, HiPP, J&B Rare, Johnnie Walker, Knorr, Kotanyi, Lipton, MAM, Moet&Chandon, Monin, Nestle Purina, Perrier, Pilsner Urquell, Sanpellegrino, Smirnoff, Tabasco, Tefal, Vittel, Florina, Tchibo, Davidoff Cafe, SONY. Its divisional organization structure ensures focus on management and development of each product in respective distribution channels.

During Avendi’s 10 years history it have proved to be recognised as a company providing first-class services to its partners. Avendi was also recognized as a "Best Employer” both in Bulgaria and in Central and Eastern Europe according to international research performed by Hewitt Associates.

1138, Sofia 1 Samokovsko shose str. Somat warehouse building BG/0020 tel. 02 / 979 17 47 fax:02 / 973 46 07 www.bultransport.com

Bultransport Logistic & Services (BLS) provides logistics services in the areas of warehousing and transport to importers and distributors of FMCG. The new division of BLS serves the horeca channel - restaurants, hotels and clubs in major cities and resorts around the country. The company provides them with all the necessary beverages and other FMCG. The head office of BLS is in Sofia, but the company also manages logistics centers in Plovdiv and Varna.

BLC is the largest national partner that services petrol station chains in stocking their convenience shops. The company supplies OMV, Shell, Eco Bulgaria, Rompetrol, Petrol, Synergon, Petrolium as well as DM Market, T-market, Billa, Piccadilly, Fantastico, Metro, Kaufland, Carrefour and Mercator.

Sofia 1528 7 Iskarsko shose blvd Trade Center Europa Building 2, Floor 1 tel. 02/ 979 09 88 www.transimport.com

Transimport is a leading company specializing in import, marketing and distribution of world famous brands of wines, spirits and tobacco products.

The company has sales offices in Sofia, Plovdiv and Varna and representatives in the towns of Blagoevgrad, Stara Zagora, Veliko Tarnovo and Burgas. The team consists of nearly 50 sales and marketing specialists.

Among the brands that have trusted the expertise of Trasnimport’s team are: Finlandia and Zelenaya Marka vodkas, Jack Daniel's, Grant's, Glenfiddich and Clontarf whiskeys, Southern Comfort and Amarula liquors, Bolla, Fetzer, Esporao and Brown Forman wines, Macanudo tobacco products, Café Crème, Davidoff, Handelsgold, Clubmaster and many others.

Transimport provides the brands it represents in Bulgaria with effective and innovative strategies for their development and performance across the country.

Sofia 1528 7 Iskarsko shose blvd Trade Center Europa Building 10 тел. 02/ www.vmautomation.com

VM Automation is the successor to the business of Johnson Controls in the field of Building Efficiency for three countries - Bulgaria, FYR Macedonia and Moldova. VM Automation serves a number of leading companies in the three markets. The main activities include consulting, sales and service of air conditioning systems for buildings, YORK industrial cooling equipment, as well we Johnson Controls building automation components and solutions.

VM Automation climate control systems constitute an integral part of modern buildings. They provide and ensure quality climate parameters and a high level of comfort for users of various types of buildings. Another business activity of the company is the supply of industrial refrigeration installations applied in modern production technologies.

Sofia 1172 54 G.M. Dimitrov blvd. block 60, ent. 3, parter, store 5 tel. 02/ 86 25 412 www.newsystem.bg

New System is a leading company in the field of building automation and control, energy efficiency and uninterruptible power supply systems.

The company provides a full range of technical solutions for building automation and energy efficiency based on current know-how and partnerships with leading manufacturers. New System specializes in the design, supply, assembly, installation, setting up, warranty and post-warranty maintenance of products and solutions for building automation and control. The company specialists have implemented numerous projects in building automation, hospital call systems, lighting automation systems, energy efficiency and hotel SOS systems.

The integrated solutions for backup uninterruptible power supply and energy security form a strong business unit within the company.

Sofia 1301 Georg Washington № 12, Floor 2, 3 tel. 02/ 983 13 05 www.manager.bg

“Manager” is the most popular brand in the portfolio of MIT Press Publishing House among active professionals.

“Manager” has proven itself a unique magazine for Bulgarian leaders, entrepreneurs and business owners, protecting their interests. The English-language version of “Manager” keeps foreign managers informed about the business situation in Bulgaria.

The role of the magazine in contributing to raising the profile of managers is further enhanced by the annual "Manager of the Year” Award, recognized as one of the most significant business events.

Since 2007, jointly with Harvard Business School Press, MIT Press started issuing book series. In 2009 the publishing house launched a new magazine “Obekti”. It is for science, technology, space, human, earth and the world around us.

In 2007 MIT Press started issuing a series of books jointly with Harvard Business School Press. In 2009, the publishing house launched a new magazine, “Obekti”, highlighting topics such as science, technology, space, humanity, the Earth and the world around us. Since 2010 Manager and Obekti have been available in digital format.

Sofia 25 Knyaz BorisI str. tel. 02/ 434 10 82 Sofia, Lozenetz 27 “Hr. Smirnenski”bulv. Tel.02/ 434 11 19 E-mail: abckinder@carebg.org www.abckinder.org

ABC KinderCare Center is an international center for children from two to six years old established in January 2008. Providing educational services to the diplomatic community in the country is a priority. The curriculum – structured entirely in English – is a compilation of British and American educational systems for preschool-aged children. A team of dedicated professionals, focused on a personalized approach to meet the individual needs of the children, follows a methodology fully in line with the latest trends and standards in the sphere of education. The co-operation with Sofia University’s Department of Preschool Pedagogy brings added value to the project. The tutor/child ratio conforms to the highest international standards. The center operates year-round, with flexible and convenient working hours for the employed parents.

Sofia 1528 7 Iskarsko shose blvd Trade Center Europa Building 2, Floor 1 tel. 02/

Gebr. Heinemann Bulgaria, formerly known as Travel Retail Distribution, is a joint venture with the German company Gebr. Heinemann and deservedly goes by under the same name. Gebr. Heinemann Bulgaria is a company, which operates seven shops at the airports in Varna and Burgas and delivers goods to airlines and shipping agents.

Heinemann’s half-century tradition of excellence, combined with the expertise and professional competence of the Bulgarian team testify to the world-class level of management and operation of the company’s shops.

The company offers a wide portfolio of products in several categories - perfumery and cosmetics, beverages, traditional Bulgarian food, confectionary, tobacco, accessories (jewelry, watches, bags and toys), souvenirs and wines. Well over 350 brands and nearly 7,000 articles are offered.

Sofia 1463 56 Shandor Petiofi str. tel. 02/ www.ateam-bg.com

A Team advertising agency is a member of the Association of Advertising Agencies in Bulgaria.

A Team is a “full-service” agency that serves more than 30 international and Bulgarian brands. The agency’s ATL activities include: creative and design, media planning and buying, web solutions; its BTL activities include: event management, end-user promotions, and loyalty programs. The Public Relations Department specializes in the drafting and implementation of communication campaigns, building media relations and reputation management. The Merchandising Department further complements the servicing of the clients’ brands and ensures that adequate stock levels are maintained and that products and regals are appropriately catered for and displayed.

А Теам has a national network of regional representatives, responsible for the organization of events and promotions, carrying out merchandising activities, additional advertising initiatives in supermarket chains in the country and providing competition analysis.

Sofia 1463 56 Shandor Petiofi str., Floor 3 tel. 02/ 434 10 93 www.ihr.bg

International Human Resources (IHR) is a company which is unrivaled on the Bulgarian market; since 2001 it has been offering internationally recognized certification programs from the British chartered institutes CIPD, CIMA, ACCA, CIM and CIPS. IHR provides a wide range of services in strategic and operational consulting and outsourcing in the field of human capital management and development.

IHR is the exclusive representative in Bulgaria of Investors in People, the UK’s leading people management business improvement standard. Investors in People is an excellent business tool with a clear strategy for improving the performance of organizations, enhancing their business results and guaranteeing the best of practices.

IHR also offers short-term intercompany and open training and certification programs from the International Business Training Association (IBTA).

Sofia 1612 Lagera suburb 57-59 Haidushka polyana str. Floor 1 tel. 02/ 434 04 00 www.netissat.bg

Net Is Sat is a licensed telecommunications carrier, which has been operating on the Bulgarian market since 1997.
The company is specialized in providing individual telecommunications solutions, including - providing optical or wireless Internet access, fixed telephone service, building a virtual private network (VPN), management, administration and protection of networks and information.

The company specializes in providing customized telecom solutions, including: optical or wireless Internet connection, fixed telephone services, virtual private network (VPN), network and information management, administration and protection. The company offers integrated Internet and telephone solutions over its own fiber optic network. Net Is Sat offers a full range of communications services for domestic users, including high speed Internet, fixed telephone services, HD digital television and attractive combined services.

The quality of the services provided is monitored and maintained via quality control system, certified under the ISO 9000:2000 standard in 2001 and the first ever in the sector.

Sofia 1528 Bul. Iskursko Shosse №7 Trade Center Europe Building 10 tel: 0700 100 28 www.menew.bg

“Menew” is a licensed operator for the issuance and distribution of food vouchers with a permit issued by the Bulgarian Ministry of Finance.

The team of "Menu" started in the late 2009 in one of the worst months of the crisis and only in a few months managed to achieve impressive results. Today “Menu” has more than 500 clients with over 50 000 employees who daily use the food vouchers "Menu" in the whole country. This success is due to the rapid development of the commercial network of shops and restaurants receiving vouchers "Menu", which currently are more than 5,000 sites in 1,900 locations in the country.

Large Bulgarian and foreign companies such as CEZ Bulgaria, Coca-Cola, Aroma, Unipharm, BNP Paribas, Kaufland, Porsche Bulgaria, ASO Pirelli, Dalkia Bulgaria, OMV, Lukoil, Rompetrol, Praktiker, Kenar and others are already satisfied customers of "Menu".

Sofia 1138 Gorublyane suburb 7 Samokovsko shose str. tel.: 02/976 01 00 fax: 02/975 17 75 www.florina.bg

“Florina Bulgaria” is a Joint Stock Company founded and registered in 1993. The activity of the Company includes production and distribution of fruit juices, nectars and carbonated soft drinks. In 1997 the Company invested, by the means of privatization, in Gorubliane district of Sofia, acquiring of a non-functioning enterprise from the food industry. After a significant reconstruction in 1999 the Company started a production of fruit juices and nectars packed in aseptic carton packages. The investment process was completed in 2001 with the introduction of new equipment for production of carbonated soft drinks in PET bottles and technological equipment for processing of raw fruits into puree and concentrate. In year 2000 “Florina Bulgaria” JSC implemented ERP management system. The company successfully introduced Quality Management System for food safety EN ISO 9001:2000 and HACCP. Both systems were integrated in 2004. In 2008 was successfully introduced BRC food safety standard. The Quality Management System, operating in the Company, is audited and certified by Moody Q-Zert GmbH. Since 2006 the Company operates with five independent functioning aggregates for filling and packing of beverages in aseptic carton boxes with 1 L, 250 & 200 ml volumes and two production lines for beverages in PET bottles with different contour and volume.