FOOD Magazine

The March issue delves into an investigation on the topic of meal vouchers in large-scale retail, whose usage has exponentially increased in recent years. The issue has become highly relevant again due to an amendment to the Competition Bill, which proposes capping commissions at 5% for all public and private retailers—effectively “penalizing” the issuing companies. Large-scale retail and its institutional representatives are in favor of this cap, after having seen commissions rise up to 20 percent. Along the supermarket aisles, a tug-of-war is underway between the two sides, with the prize being a giant stack of meal vouchers.