[2026 Latest Edition] Wao Inc. Completely Renews "Food Welfare Chaos Map"! Meal Subsidy Non-Taxable Limit Raised to 7,500 Yen Per Month, Covering All 6 Categories of "Company Cafeteria Services" and Carefully Selected Services Now Receiving the Most Attention
Wao Inc. has completely renewed its "Food Welfare Chaos Map" for 2026, following the increase in the non-taxable limit for meal subsidies to 7,500 yen per month in April 2026. It covers all six categories of company meal services and carefully selected services that address the diverse lunch challenges faced by companies, adapting to hybrid work and increased health management awareness.
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Wao Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Akira Uratani), which operates the employee cafeteria and welfare support service "Shashoku DELI," has created and released the 2026 latest edition of the "Food Welfare Chaos Map" to support companies in solving their diversifying lunch challenges.
Click here to download the Chaos Map and comparison materials.
Companies wishing to remove/add listings, please click here.
*When using this Chaos Map, please include links to "Wao Inc." and "Shashoku DELI."
■ Background of Chaos Map Update and the Increase of "Meal Subsidy Non-Taxable Limit to 7,500 Yen"
In recent years, the working environment has undergone significant changes, such as the establishment of hybrid work combining remote work and office attendance, and a growing awareness of health management. Furthermore, due to tax reforms in April 2026, the income tax non-taxable limit for meal subsidies provided by companies to employees has been significantly raised from 3,500 yen to 7,500 yen (excluding tax) per month, for the first time in 42 years since 1984.
Amidst rising prices, this legal revision serves as a powerful measure for companies to effectively increase employees' "take-home pay" and "promote health" without increasing their tax burden. Consequently, corporate attention to various "company meal services" and "meal assistance services" has rapidly increased.
In response, we have significantly updated the services listed from the previously published Chaos Map, completely renewing it to categorize and include the latest services in a way that best suits current corporate needs for comparison and consideration.
■ [2026 Latest Edition] 6 Major Categories of Food Welfare
This Chaos Map classifies services into the following six categories, depending on the company's introduction objectives and office environment:
1. Face-to-face Sales Type
Services that sell bento boxes in one space within the company. They handle everything from delivery and setup to sales and撤収. A feature is that initial costs can be kept low, making it easy to introduce. (Main service: Shashoku DELI)
2. Company Cafeteria
Dedicated spaces are set up within the company to provide warm meals in a buffet style. This can provide a highly satisfying lunch environment for employees. (Main services: BONDISH, aim service, COMPASS Group, Repast, Green House, etc.)
3. Delivery Type
Services where employees order individually via smartphone, etc., and bento boxes are delivered to the office. This eliminates the burden of collecting orders for general affairs. (Main services: GochikuRu Now, Taberel, hOuR, Obento Net, Shashoku Club, etc.)
4. Installation Type (Placement Type)
Style where refrigerators or freezers are installed in the office, stocking side dishes and salads. Available 24 hours a day, contributing to the promotion of health management. (Main services: OFFICE DE YASAI, Office Okan, Kanzen Meshi, Kin'niku Shokudo Office, OFFICE ZENB, nosh, etc.)
5. Meal Ticket Type (Meal Assistance)
Mechanism where employees can use local restaurants and convenience stores as "company cafeterias" via dedicated apps or IC cards. This provides fair welfare benefits to remote workers. (Main services: Ticket Restaurant (Edenred), Dokodemo Shashoku, Machinaka Shashoku GoSmart, miive, etc.)
6. Office Convenience Store Type
Unmanned mini-stores or vending machines installed in the office. They offer everything from beverages to light meals and are also utilized for refreshment and emergency stockpiles. (Main services: FamilyMart Vending Machine Convenience Store, Seven Vending Machine, Office Oasis, office glico, Boss Mart, Unmanned Store 24, etc.)
About "Shashoku DELI"
"Shashoku DELI" is an employee welfare service that utilizes empty office spaces to provide daily bento boxes through face-to-face sales by dedicated staff. It contributes to creating a comfortable workplace by improving employees' lunch environment while minimizing the burden of equipment investment and inventory management.
Features
Over 30 varieties of Japanese, Western, Chinese, and limited-time menus daily
Streamlined operations with resident sales staff (comprehensive support from ordering to sales and removal)
Smooth introduction possible with no initial equipment investment
From 350 yen per meal (satisfaction can be expected to improve with corporate subsidies)
"Shashoku DELI" Service Site
About Wao Inc.
Wao Inc. is a company that plans and operates services contributing to the improvement of employee well-being and the enhancement of corporate system value, primarily focusing on office meal support.
Through face-to-face bento provision and installation-type systems, its strengths lie in ease of introduction, reduction of operational burden, and experience design that leads to continuous use.
Main Businesses
"Shashoku DELI," an employee cafeteria service specializing in bento boxes
"Obento DELI," a bento delivery website for corporations and organizations
Takeout
Click here to download the Chaos Map and comparison materials.
Companies wishing to remove/add listings, please click here.
*When using this Chaos Map, please include links to "Wao Inc." and "Shashoku DELI."
■ Background of Chaos Map Update and the Increase of "Meal Subsidy Non-Taxable Limit to 7,500 Yen"
In recent years, the working environment has undergone significant changes, such as the establishment of hybrid work combining remote work and office attendance, and a growing awareness of health management. Furthermore, due to tax reforms in April 2026, the income tax non-taxable limit for meal subsidies provided by companies to employees has been significantly raised from 3,500 yen to 7,500 yen (excluding tax) per month, for the first time in 42 years since 1984.
Amidst rising prices, this legal revision serves as a powerful measure for companies to effectively increase employees' "take-home pay" and "promote health" without increasing their tax burden. Consequently, corporate attention to various "company meal services" and "meal assistance services" has rapidly increased.
In response, we have significantly updated the services listed from the previously published Chaos Map, completely renewing it to categorize and include the latest services in a way that best suits current corporate needs for comparison and consideration.
■ [2026 Latest Edition] 6 Major Categories of Food Welfare
This Chaos Map classifies services into the following six categories, depending on the company's introduction objectives and office environment:
1. Face-to-face Sales Type
Services that sell bento boxes in one space within the company. They handle everything from delivery and setup to sales and撤収. A feature is that initial costs can be kept low, making it easy to introduce. (Main service: Shashoku DELI)
2. Company Cafeteria
Dedicated spaces are set up within the company to provide warm meals in a buffet style. This can provide a highly satisfying lunch environment for employees. (Main services: BONDISH, aim service, COMPASS Group, Repast, Green House, etc.)
3. Delivery Type
Services where employees order individually via smartphone, etc., and bento boxes are delivered to the office. This eliminates the burden of collecting orders for general affairs. (Main services: GochikuRu Now, Taberel, hOuR, Obento Net, Shashoku Club, etc.)
4. Installation Type (Placement Type)
Style where refrigerators or freezers are installed in the office, stocking side dishes and salads. Available 24 hours a day, contributing to the promotion of health management. (Main services: OFFICE DE YASAI, Office Okan, Kanzen Meshi, Kin'niku Shokudo Office, OFFICE ZENB, nosh, etc.)
5. Meal Ticket Type (Meal Assistance)
Mechanism where employees can use local restaurants and convenience stores as "company cafeterias" via dedicated apps or IC cards. This provides fair welfare benefits to remote workers. (Main services: Ticket Restaurant (Edenred), Dokodemo Shashoku, Machinaka Shashoku GoSmart, miive, etc.)
6. Office Convenience Store Type
Unmanned mini-stores or vending machines installed in the office. They offer everything from beverages to light meals and are also utilized for refreshment and emergency stockpiles. (Main services: FamilyMart Vending Machine Convenience Store, Seven Vending Machine, Office Oasis, office glico, Boss Mart, Unmanned Store 24, etc.)
About "Shashoku DELI"
"Shashoku DELI" is an employee welfare service that utilizes empty office spaces to provide daily bento boxes through face-to-face sales by dedicated staff. It contributes to creating a comfortable workplace by improving employees' lunch environment while minimizing the burden of equipment investment and inventory management.
Features
Over 30 varieties of Japanese, Western, Chinese, and limited-time menus daily
Streamlined operations with resident sales staff (comprehensive support from ordering to sales and removal)
Smooth introduction possible with no initial equipment investment
From 350 yen per meal (satisfaction can be expected to improve with corporate subsidies)
"Shashoku DELI" Service Site
About Wao Inc.
Wao Inc. is a company that plans and operates services contributing to the improvement of employee well-being and the enhancement of corporate system value, primarily focusing on office meal support.
Through face-to-face bento provision and installation-type systems, its strengths lie in ease of introduction, reduction of operational burden, and experience design that leads to continuous use.
Main Businesses
"Shashoku DELI," an employee cafeteria service specializing in bento boxes
"Obento DELI," a bento delivery website for corporations and organizations
Takeout