Key figures
- 66%Would still take the allowance on a card
- 81%Use a meal card for lunch
- 8%Would spend a cash allowance only on food
- 93%See meal cards as necessary
Key findings
- Asked for their preference, 66% chose a meal card, 19% cash and 11% a canteen; 3% had no preference.
- Of those preferring cash, 76% would spend it on groceries, 59% on personal needs and 43% on transport.
- Cards are loaded with TRY 1,098 a month on average; those paid in cash receive TRY 1,430 (October 2022).
- Half of employees find the card balance insufficient; the average requested limit is TRY 1,688.
- Sodexo is the most used card (28%), followed by MultiNet (21%), Yemekmatik (17%) and Ticket Restaurant (13%).
- Yemekmatik has the highest user satisfaction (78%), followed by Ticket Restaurant and Sodexo.
- The range of supermarkets accepting the card is the most important feature; a quarter of employees want to use it outside working hours.
About the research
- Method
- Online survey, PRAGMA Panel
- Date
- 10–16 October 2022
- Sample
- 400 full-time employees aged 20–59 in Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir
- Partner
- Marketing Türkiye
Download the full report (PDF, in Turkish)