Purchase of food products

Restaurant titles: the list of products that can be purchased changes from 23 January 2025

Publié le 22 janvier 2025 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

The law to extend until the end of 2026 the possibility of buying any food product, whether directly edible or not, with your restaurant vouchers has been published in the Official Journal of 22 January 2025. Service-Public.fr shows you the products you can buy with your restaurant vouchers until 31 December 2026.

The derogation allowing the use of restaurant vouchers for the purchase of products not directly consumable had ended on 1 Januaryer January 2025.

This scheme is reinstated effective january 23, 2025 following publication in the Official Journal of the Act to extend the derogation from the use of restaurant vouchers for all food products. This law provides that restaurant vouchers may be used until 31 december 2026 for the purchase of any food product, whether or not directly consumable.

Products that you can purchase only during this exemption period include:

  • raw meat and fresh unprocessed fish;
  • pasta, rice, starch and other basic products sold in the grocery department (oil, flour, sugar, etc.);
  • pastries and other sweet desserts that are not made from dairy products.

You can also continue to use your restaurant vouchers to obtain:

  • fruit and vegetables;
  • milk;
  • still and sparkling water, fruit juices and soft drinks;
  • savory pies, quiches and pizzas;
  • delicatessen;
  • canned food.

FYI  

Some products can still not be purchased with restaurant vouchers. These are:

  • alcoholic beverages;
  • confectionery;
  • child products;
  • animal products;
  • non-food products.

Reminder

Restaurants and merchants are not required by law to accept restaurant titles. Each brand sets its own list of products that you can pay for through this payment method. So there may be differences from one brand to another.

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