[2026 Latest Edition] Wao Corporation Fully Renews 'Food Welfare Chaos Map'! Tax-Exempt Meal Assistance Limit Raised to 7,500 Yen per Month, Covering All 6 Categories and Carefully Selected 'Company Meal Services' Currently Attracting the Most Attention.

Wao Corporation (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Akira Uratani), which operates the employee welfare and cafeteria support service "Shashoku DELI," has created and released the 2026 latest edition of the "Food Welfare Chaos Map" to support companies in solving diversifying lunch-related challenges.

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Background to the Chaos Map Update and the Raising of the "Tax-Exempt Meal Assistance Limit to 7,500 Yen"

In recent years, the working environment has changed significantly, with the establishment of hybrid work combining remote work and office attendance, and a growing awareness of health management. Furthermore, due to the tax reform in April 2026, the income tax non-taxable limit for meal assistance 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.

Amid continuing price increases, this legal revision is a powerful measure that allows companies to achieve a real "increase in take-home pay" and "health promotion" for employees without increasing their tax burden. Consequently, corporate attention to various "company meal services" and "meal assistance services" is rapidly increasing.

In response to this, we have significantly replaced the services listed in the previously published chaos map, completely revised the categorization, and added the latest services, releasing it as a fully renewed version, so that companies can compare and consider services in the most appropriate way for their current needs.

[2026 Latest Edition] 6 Major Categories of Food Welfare Benefits

This chaos map classifies services into the following six categories according to corporate 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 (removal). They are characterized by low initial costs and easy introduction. (Main service: Shashoku DELI)

2. Company Cafeteria Type Provides warm meals in a buffet style by setting up a dedicated space within the company. It 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 on general affairs departments for consolidating orders. (Main services: Gochi Kuru Now, Tabereru, hOuR, Obento ne! tto, Shasho Club, etc.)

4. Installed Type (Stationary Type) A style where refrigerators and freezers are installed in the office, stocking side dishes and salads. Available 24 hours a day, it contributes to promoting 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) A system that allows employees to use city restaurants and convenience stores as their "company cafeteria" via a dedicated app or IC card. It provides fair welfare benefits even for 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 are installed in the office. They offer everything from beverages to light meals and are also used for refreshment and as emergency supplies. (Main services: FamilyMart Vending Machine Convenience Store, Seven Vending Machine, Office Oasis, office glico, Bosmart, Unmanned Store 24, etc.)

About "Shashoku DELI"

"Shashoku DELI" is a welfare service that utilizes vacant office space to provide daily bento boxes through face-to-face sales staff. It contributes to improving the employee lunch environment and creating a better workplace while reducing the burden of capital investment and inventory management.

Features

- A diverse menu including over 30 Japanese, Western, Chinese, and limited-time dishes daily

- Streamlined operations with permanent sales staff (comprehensive support from ordering and sales to removal)

- Smooth introduction possible with no initial capital investment

- From 350 yen per meal (satisfaction can be expected to improve with corporate subsidies)

"Shashoku DELI" Service Site

About Wao Corporation

Wao Corporation is a company that plans and operates services that contribute to improving employee well-being and enhancing corporate value, primarily focusing on office meal support.

Through face-to-face bento provision and installed systems, its strengths include ease of introduction, low 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 delivery bento website for corporations and organizations

- Takeout