From January 1, 2024, only directly consumed goods will be eligible for purchase. Getty Images:
From January 1, 2024, meal vouchers can only be used to purchase directly consumable items. A new measure that risks affecting consumers who prefer home-cooked meals. Update with Gabriel Delaney, Communications Adviser, Ministry of Economy.
No more packages of flour, parmesan and fresh eggs purchased with restaurant vouchers… from 1 January 2024 only direct consumption items can be purchased. A measure, effective a year and a half after August 16, 2022, that allowed all grocery items to be purchased together (subject to inflation). It’s enough to cause confusion among many employees who prefer to use them for home-cooked meals amid inflation. Explanations:
Raw materials limitations
A restaurant voucher card, carefully kept alongside our credit cards, has become essential for many employees. From August 2022, it also allows food shopping. Valuable help coming to an end. “From January 1, 2024, restaurant vouchers will return to their original use and can only be used in restaurants or to buy products for direct consumption, such as sandwiches or even fruit,” explains Gabriel Delini, communications adviser at the Ministry responsible for SMEs. , trade, craft and tourism. Given the crisis, the mitigation adopted in 2022 was a temporary and exceptional choice by the government, legislators and all stakeholders.”
So, starting January 1, 2024, food stamps will return to the regime in place until 2022, and many raw materials such as pasta, rice, meat and even eggs will be removed from the list. A “back to normal” that will put consumers off cooking at home is already being hyped, although last September the Minister for SMEs, Trade, Crafts and Tourism, Olivia Gregoire, defended home-grown products to fight back. inflation. “The minister is particularly attentive to inflation,” Gabriel Delini defends. We see that the current context is more hopeful. Our forecasts also point to a drop in prices against the backdrop of next year’s food negotiations.”
Products are still eligible
Although most of the raw materials used in the preparation of homemade dishes will now be banned, some products will still be eligible. So, it will still be possible to place fruits, vegetables, yogurts, drinks, canned goods and other cans in your cart. A solution to reduce input is emerging. innovate by opting for an assembly kitchen consisting of a combination of raw materials and industrial products.
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Source: Le Figaro
