# Meal Vouchers

> Accept Sodexo, Up (Edenred), Swile, and Ticket Restaurant meal vouchers online and in-person with VINR.

Meal vouchers are regulated non-cash benefits issued by employers to employees for purchasing food at eligible businesses — restaurants, cafés, supermarkets, and food-related retail. They are a standard employee benefit in Bulgaria and across Europe.

VINR supports the same meal voucher providers active in France:

- **Sodexo** (Sodexo Pass)
- **Up** (formerly Ticket Restaurant, now part of Edenred group)
- **Swile**
- **Ticket Restaurant** (Edenred)

> In Bulgaria, meal vouchers are governed by the Bulgarian Labour Code and are a standard employee benefit. The same providers operating in France — Sodexo, Up, Swile, and Ticket Restaurant — are accepted through VINR.

## Eligible merchant categories

Meal vouchers can only be used at businesses in food-eligible merchant category codes (MCCs). Typical eligible categories include:

- Restaurants and cafés
- Grocery stores and supermarkets
- Bakeries and food specialty shops
- Catering services

Payments attempted at non-eligible MCCs are declined by the voucher provider. Ensure your VINR account is configured with the correct MCC for your business before enabling meal vouchers.

## Acceptance modes

| Mode                 | Providers supported                  | How it works                                                                  |
| -------------------- | ------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| In-person (NFC card) | Sodexo, Up, Ticket Restaurant        | Customer taps their physical voucher card at a VINR terminal                  |
| In-person (app)      | Swile                                | Customer scans a QR code or uses NFC from the Swile app                       |
| Online               | Sodexo, Up, Swile, Ticket Restaurant | Redirect-based flow — customer enters voucher details or authenticates in-app |

## In this section

[Accepted providers](/docs/payments/payment-methods/add-payment-methods/meal-vouchers/accepted-providers) — Provider-by-provider reference — supported MCCs, API identifiers, and settlement timelines.

[In-person & online integration](/docs/payments/payment-methods/add-payment-methods/meal-vouchers/integration) — Enable meal vouchers in the Dashboard, handle split-tender, and test in sandbox.

## See also

[Add payment methods](/docs/payments/payment-methods/add-payment-methods) — Enable and configure payment methods on your account.

[Local methods](/docs/payments/payment-methods/add-payment-methods/local-methods) — Other region-specific payment methods supported by VINR.