External Recognition

Tüv Nord Bulgaria, 2009

BELLA is a leading company in the field of quality and food safety (Tüv Nord Bulgaria, 2009)

Superbrands, 2009-2010

BELLA is No1 brand among food products (Superbrands, 2009-2010)

BELLA Inside is №1 internal magazine (Grapevine Awards, 2010)

The Bella Inside Magazine is the winner in the competition for an internal printed edition of the awards for effective internal communications Grapevine Awards (2010)

Honourable Bulgarians (24 Chassa Daily Award, 2010)

Our commitment to the creation of playgrounds placed us in the Honourable Bulgarians Awards (24 Chassa Daily, 2010)

BELLA with The Best Companies Honour

BELLA with The Best Companies honour (European Business Assembly – Oxford, 2010)

“Perelik’s Forest”

Bella with the prize “Green Business” by the Ministry of Environment and Water in the category “Large Business” for the project of its leading brand “Perelik” – “Perelik’s Forest” (2011)

Top 3, Forbes 2011

BELLA in the top three in the category Customer Policy (Forbes Magazine, 2011)

Investor of the Year, 2011

BELLA is Investor of the Year (Regional Development Council of the Town of Yambol, 2011)

Superbrands, 2012

BELLA is brand No 1 among food products(Superbrands, 2012)

True Leaders, 2013

Bella Bulgariais the winner of the award “TrueLeaders” in the food processing sector (ICAPGroup, 2013)

Union of Food Industries, 2013

BELLA with honours for overall contribution to the food processing industry (Union of Food Industries, 2013)

Milena Dobranova - the best manager in the Next generation contest

Bella's Operations Director Milena Dobranova won the award for best manager in the Next Generation contest in 2010. by 'Money' Newspaper and 'Deloitte Bulgaria'.

Bulgarian Food Bank Thankful diploma

A thankful diploma from the BHB for supporting the cause of reducing wastage of edible food to help the needy people

Certificate of membership in BBBA

Certificate of membership in British Bulgarian Business Association

‘Bella Bulgaria’ recognized as a strategic investor in Plovdiv

Food holding ‘Bella Bulgaria’ has received honors from Plovdiv’s municipality for being the most recognised strategic investor in the region. The award was given to the company’s CEO Elza Markova. It was delivered from the city’s mayor eng. Ivan Totev at an official ceremony on 14^th December 2017.

Brand Orechite with award Approved Mark 2018

The symbolic product of Bella Bulgaria flat salami Dobrudzhanska lukanka of brand Orehite is the winner of the award Approved Mark 2018 of the Standart newspaper.

Other Awards

Cheetah Award

BELLA is the most dynamically developing company in Plovdiv ( Cheetah Award three consecutive years – 2007, 2008 and 2009)

BELLA pastry sheets prepared on traditional recipe won prize

BELLA pastry sheets prepared on traditional recipe won prize Product with the Best Ratio Quality-Price (Food and Beverages for Tourism&Accompanying Industry 2009-2010 in Bansko)

Audience Award, buterkrokodil.bg

Audience Award in the contest BG Site 2010 in the category “Promo Site” for http://www.buterkrokodil.bg/

Audience Award, leki.bg

Audience Award in the contest BG Site 2010 in the category “Internet advertisement” for http://leki.bg/

BELLA with a gold medal for global business

BELLA with a gold medal for global business (Club of Trade Leaders – Spain, 2010)

“Sachi for Children” with prize

“Sachi for Children” with prize for new product (UFI, 2010)

Bella Academy

Bella Academy is awarded the annual prize of the Bulgarian Association for Human Resources Development in the category “Training and Development” (2011)

Award for Brand Development (Forbes Magazine, 2011)

Special award for BELLA development of successful brands (Forbes Magazine, 2011)

New Business Ideas, 2011

BELLA is the winner of the “Brand” honor (New Business Ideas, 2011)

LEKI Macedonian sausage

LEKI Macedonian sausage with honors for best product (UFI, 2011)

LEKI with a bronze EFFIE (2012)

Golden stamp of good business practices

Golden stamp of good business practices and leading position on the economic map of Europe (Council of the European Business Community, 2013)

Golden coin, Council of the European Business Community, 2013

Golden coin for contribution to the development of the Bulgarian economy through innovative management and established practices in the field of social responsibility (Council of the European Business Community, 2013)

Unibel Nord in the first place in the ranking of ListaFirme.ro

Unibel Nord in the first place in the ranking of ListaFirme.ro (2013)

Chardaka lukanka

Chardaka lukanka of the brand Orehite with diploma for most successful new products (UFI, 2013)

Familia with diploma

The rural filo pastry of brand Familia with diploma for most successful new products (UFI, 2013)

Best Brand Awards, 2013

Bella is brand No 1 among food products (Best Brand Awards, 2013)

BELLA Margarine with butter, Union of Food Industry, 2014

BELLA Margarine with butter with a prize for the Best New Product (Union of Food Industry, 2014)

Union of Food Industry, 2014

BELLA Filo pastry for baklava and pastries with the award for Best New Product (Union of Food Industry, 2014)

Fermata with the ICAP award - True Leader 2014

Fermata won in the category of meat production with EBITDA amounted to 10.6 million. Lev.

Orehite Dobrudjanska zakuska

Gold medal for meat delicacies Orehite at Mesomania 2016

Award for stintless assistance and active support of UFI's activities

Award for stintless assistance and active support of the Union of Food Industry - November 2016

Orehite Dobrudjanska lukanka with honors from UFI, 2016.

Orehite Dobrudjanska lukanka with a diploma for new products and technologies in the food industry of the Ninth National Competition of the Union of Food Industry, November 2016.

Business Oscar 2017

Business Oscar 2017 (Category 'Corporate Social Responsibility', VIP Business Awards)

Honorary medal HSSE, 2018

The Higher School of Security and Economy awarded Mrs. Elza Markova with an honorary medal for her merits for the development of the school.

Elza Markova with the award of the Women's Forum, 2019

Elza Markova is the winner in the category A leader company with a female CEO in the Production sector among the top 300 of the largest by revenue in Bulgaria

"Orehite" with a gold medal from "Mesomania 2022"