Meal vouchers in Europe Authorised buoni pasto issuers in Italy
Authorised buoni pasto issuers in Italy
Italy publishes the list of companies allowed to issue meal vouchers, and being on it is a precondition for selling one. Nineteen companies were on the register in its update of 22 July 2026, four more than a year earlier. This page reprints them, with the legal basis and the date, because the list is public and awkward to find in English.
The register
Published by the Ministry of Enterprises as Elenco societa autorizzate all'emissione dei buoni pasto.
- 360 WelfareMilano
- Buoni Pasto SmartCorridonia
- Cipay ItaliaBolzano
- Clik AppTorino
- Day RistoserviceBologna
- E.P. SpARoma
- Edenred ItaliaMilano
- EpipoliMilano
- Evinrude DueMilano
- GudolTorino
- HappilyMilano
- MIG RestaurantBussolengo
- Moneynet SpAPalermo
- Pellegrini SpAMilano
- Pluxee ItaliaMilano
- Poste Welfare ServiziRoma
- Repas Lunch CouponRoma
- SatisWelfareMilano
- TreCuoriConegliano
We reprint the register as published. We do not rank these companies, comment on their relative position or recommend any of them.
What being on it means
Authorisation permits a company to issue buoni pasto to employers. It is separate from, and additional to, the acceptance requirement that shapes the Italian product: a direct contract between the issuer and each accepting merchant, under DM 122/2017.
That second condition is why the Italian instrument sits outside the ordinary card schemes and runs on a private network. It is the most restrictive acceptance rule of any market covered here, and it is set out in full on the Italy rules page.
The register does not gate the technology. It gates who may put the voucher in an employer's hands. Whoever builds the card, the rules engine and the processing underneath an authorised issuer does not need to be on this list, which is the difference between a barrier and a prospect list depending on which side you are on.
What else applies in Italy
| Condition | 2026 |
|---|---|
| Tax exempt value, electronic | 10 EUR per day, up from 8 EUR |
| Tax exempt value, paper | 4 EUR per day |
| Commission an issuer may charge a merchant | Capped at 5 percent across the market since 1 January 2026 |
| Acceptance | Direct contract between issuer and merchant, DM 122/2017 |
| Vouchers combinable in one transaction | Up to eight |
The commission cap is the change worth watching, because it moved the economics of the whole market at the start of 2026. The calendar has the dates.
What separates the companies on this list
Because Italian acceptance runs on a private network built by each issuer, the practical difference between two authorised companies is where their vouchers are actually taken. Two issuers can both be on this register and offer an employee a very different set of places to eat. An employer comparing them should ask for the accepting network near its own offices rather than the national total, and an issuer building a programme should treat merchant acquisition as the product rather than as an operational afterthought.
Other registers
France accredits 14 issuers through the CNTR, Belgium recognises 5, and Romania authorises through its Ministry of Finance. The overview explains which markets gate issuing and which do not.
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