What Pluxee France does

Pluxee France is a B2B employee benefits and engagement platform headquartered in Paris that operates as a Société Anonyme and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pluxee International (the group formerly known as Sodexo Benefits & Rewards Services, rebranded following its 2024 spin-off and Euronext Paris listing). The French entity — historically Sodexo Pass France, rebranded to Pluxee France in 2023 — provides a multi-benefit platform covering restaurant meal vouchers (Carte Pluxee Restaurant, Titres Restaurant, Click & Choose, Toqla, FoodChéri), gift and culture vouchers (Pluxee Cadeaux, Cheque Culture, Subvention Vacances), work-life balance (CESU, Multi-Services), mobility (Forfait Mobilités Durables, public transit, Prime Transport, coworking via Neo-Nomade), and adjacent services (Gymlib sport-wellness, Rosaly salary advance, MediaCadeaux incentive, CSE ticketing and management tools). Technologically, the offering combines physical and virtual cards, a unified consumer app (iOS/Android), a self-service merchant onboarding portal (signup.glady.com), enterprise sales tooling, and partner integrations (e.g., Rosaly via SFTP/API, Skipr for mobility, Chronopost for voucher logistics).

The company monetizes primarily through transaction-based fees charged to merchants for processing card and check transactions (3.9% of transaction amount plus €0.08 on cards; 4.5%–4.95% on checks depending on reimbursement speed), corporate subscription tiers based on monthly business volume (€2.50–€15/month), one-time merchant affiliation fees (€20 per point of sale), and CESU commission rates of 1.76%–2.90%. Distribution is hybrid: an enterprise field-sales motion targeting HR managers, CSE committees, and large employers (including named accounts such as Canal+ Group, DaiichiSankyo, Air France, P&G, HSBC), combined with self-service digital signup for SMBs and gift vouchers.

Pluxee France operates exclusively in France, serving more than 55,000 corporate clients and 5 million individual employee users through a merchant network of roughly 260,000 restaurant points of sale, 65,000 gift outlets, and 2,000+ gift-brand partners. The business model is structurally anchored in French regulated tax- and social-charge-exempt benefit categories, which both create compliance-driven switching costs and impose volume ceilings (e.g., €1,500/employee/year for restaurant vouchers, €700–€900 for Forfait Mobilités Durables, no URSSAF ceiling for Cheque Culture).

Name

Pluxee France

Legal name

PLUXEE FRANCE

Website

https://pluxee.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Pluxee France (formerly Sodexo Pass France) is a Paris-based B2B employee benefits and engagement platform, a subsidiary of Pluxee Group, providing tax-exempt meal vouchers, gift, CESU, mobility, and wellness benefits to 55,000+ French businesses and 5 million end-user employees via cards, mobile apps, and a 250,000+ merchant acceptance network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Employee Benefits Services

NAICS

Professional Employer Organizations (561330)

SIC

Services-Help Supply Services (7363)

akta.pro primary industry

Professional Employer Organization (PEO) / Co-Employment Services (BPACAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

International Benefits Administration & Global Benefits Brokerage (BPACAHAG)

Keywords

• Employee benefits
• Meal vouchers
• Gift vouchers
• Corporate mobility benefits
• Employee engagement platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Merchant Commission - Restaurant Cards: Commission charged to restaurant merchants for processing Pluxee restaurant card transactions. Rate is 3.9% of transaction amount plus €0.08 per transaction.
2. Merchant Commission - Restaurant Checks: Commission charged for check/voucher processing. Standard pack at 4.5% commission with 7-day reimbursement; Express pack at 4.95% with 3-4 day reimbursement.
3. CESU Merchant Commission: Commission on CESU (employment service vouchers) transactions based on amount and reimbursement speed. Rates vary from 2.05% to 2.90% depending on volume and circuit.
4. Corporate Subscriptions: Monthly service fees from businesses for employee benefit management platforms. Tiered pricing based on monthly business volume (€2.50 to €15 per month).
5. Affiliation Fees: One-time affiliation opening fee of €20 per point of sale for new merchant partners joining the network.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Pluxee France provides a comprehensive digital employee benefits platform that consolidates restaurant meal vouchers, gift vouchers, CESU (employment service) vouchers, culture vouchers, mobility benefits, wellness, and CSE management tools into a single app and card system. The company sells these tax-advantaged benefits programs to businesses and employee representative committees (CSEs) across France, supported by physical and virtual cards, a mobile app, and a merchant acceptance network of 250,000+ partners.

Product overview

Pluxee France is a comprehensive B2B employee benefits and engagement platform (formerly Sodexo Pass France, rebranded in 2023 after merging with Glady). The product portfolio centers on a unified digital app and card system that consolidates multiple benefit types into a single employee experience. The core platform includes restaurant meal vouchers (Carte Pluxee Restaurant, Titres Restaurant Pluxee, Click & Choose, Toqla, Foodchéri), gift and reward vouchers (Pluxee Cadeaux in digital/card/paper formats, Pluxee Cheque Culture, Subvention Vacances), work-life balance solutions (Pluxee CESU, Pluxee Multi-Services), and mobility benefits (Pluxee Mobility / Forfait Mobilités Durables, Abonnement Transports Publics, Prime Transport, Coworking Neo-Nomade). The platform also extends to wellness (Sport et Bien-être via Gymlib), financial wellbeing (Acompte sur Salaire via Rosaly), and CSE management tools (Billetterie CSE, Accompagnement CSE, MediaCadeaux Incentive). Merchants are acquired through affiliation across 2,000+ brands and 260,000 restaurant points of sale plus 65,000 gift outlet locations. The company serves 55,000+ corporate clients and 5 million end-user employees in France.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pluxee Restaurant: Restaurant meal voucher and card solutions for employees
• Pluxee CESU
• Pluxee Mobility
• Pluxee Cadeaux (ex-Glady)
• Glady Cadeaux

Products and services

• Carte Pluxee Restaurant Digital and physical payment card for restaurant meal vouchers, accepted at 260,000+ restaurant locations across France, allowing employees to pay with employer-subsidized, tax-exempt credits up to €1,500/year/employee. Sold to businesses and CSEs as part of their employee benefits program.
• Titres Restaurant Pluxee Traditional and dematerialized meal voucher products providing employees with purchasing power for meals, co-financed by employers and exempt from social charges up to €1,500/year/employee. Sold to employers and CSEs.
• Click & Choose Pluxee Hybrid restaurant voucher solution letting employees choose monthly between digital card credits and paper meal vouchers, facilitating the transition to fully dematerialized restaurant benefits for employers.
• Toqla Hybrid workplace dining solution combining corporate restaurant accounts and meal vouchers in a single card and app, targeting companies with hybrid work arrangements and on-site corporate restaurants.
• Pluxee Cadeaux (Gift Vouchers) Gift voucher solution available in digital, card, and paper formats, redeemable at 2,000+ retail partner brands across France. Used by employers and CSEs to reward employees with tax-exempt benefits.
• Pluxee Cheque Culture Culture-specific voucher redeemable at 700+ cultural partners including cinemas, museums, bookstores, streaming services, and video game platforms. Fully exempt from social charges with no URSSAF ceiling.
• Pluxee Subvention Vacances Vacation subsidy vouchers for CSEs, enabling employees to access holiday-related purchases including accommodation, leisure activities, and travel with social charge exemptions.
• Pluxee CESU Cheque Emploi Service Universel (CESU) vouchers for childcare and domestic service expenses, co-financed by employers, providing employees with additional purchasing power and supporting work-life balance.
• Pluxee Mobility / Forfait Mobilités Durables Sustainable mobility allowance covering bikes, scooters, carpooling, and public transit, providing up to €700–€900/year/employee in tax-exempt commuting benefits with partner network access across 8,000+ points of sale.
• Abonnement Transports Publics Public transit subscription support solution, obligating employers to cover at least 50% of monthly transit costs, with tax and social charge exemptions up to 75% of the subscription amount.
• Prime Transport Fuel and electric vehicle charging allowance for employees in areas underserved by public transit, providing up to €900/year/employee and cumulable with public transit subscriptions.
• Pluxee Multi-Services Multi-service check for merchants, enabling acceptance of CESU and work-life balance vouchers at affiliated service providers.
• Appli Pluxee France The Pluxee consumer-facing mobile app (iOS and Android) consolidating all employee benefits — restaurant vouchers, gift vouchers, CESU, mobility, and culture — into a single digital wallet with card management, balance tracking, and merchant geolocation.
• MediaCadeaux / Incentive Program Turnkey incentive and sales force motivation platform enabling companies to run challenge programs and loyalty campaigns with reward distribution capabilities.
• Billetterie CSE CSE ticketing and event management solution providing discounted access to leisure activities for employee social committees.
• Accompagnement CSE CSE management tools including accounting platforms, communication websites, legal assistance, and training to support employee social committee operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to €7,032 tax-free purchasing power per employee per year
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• RosalycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with fintech Rosaly for salary advance solutions and financial wellness. Provides automated salary advance requests, budget tracking, and social benefit eligibility detection for employees.
• GymlibcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSport and well-being partnership offering access to 4,500+ sports facilities across 1,000+ cities in France. Subscription-based model for corporate employee wellness programs.
• Neo-NomadesupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCoworking space partnership offering access to 600+ coworking spaces in France. Platform for booking flexible workspaces for remote and hybrid workers.
• FoodChérisupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerMeal delivery partnership offering healthy lunch options for employees. Includes delivery, meal trays, and on-site solutions with eco-friendly packaging.
• Toqla (Sodexo Partnership)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture with Sodexo for hybrid work restaurant solution. Combines corporate restaurant and restaurant ticket management in a single platform and card.
• SkiprsupportingTechnology or IntegrationMobility partner for sustainable commute solutions. Integrates with Forfait Mobilités Durables for bikes, scooters, carpooling, and public transport.
• DoxamedsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth services partnership expanding Pluxee's offering in the health domain through strategic collaboration.
• SNCF ConnectsupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner point of sale for mobility solutions, allowing employees to use Pluxee Mobility benefits for train travel.
• ChronopostsupportingTechnology or IntegrationLogistics partner for check voucher processing with insured delivery and deposit services.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Pleo: European corporate card and expense management platform. Adjacent rather than direct, but competes for employer payment/wallet relationships that increasingly bundle with benefits offerings.
• Spendesk: French spend management platform for SMBs. While not a direct benefits competitor, it competes for the same HR/finance buyer wallet and increasingly overlaps with corporate payment and benefit flows.
• Benefiz: Emerging French benefits platform focused on SME-friendly employee benefits, mobility, and HR wallet experiences, partially overlapping with Pluxee's SMB offering.

Direct peers

• Up (formerly Lunchr): Cooperative-owned French benefits provider offering meal vouchers and adjacent employee benefit products, historically a direct rival to Sodexo Pass / Pluxee France with strong cooperative distribution.
• Swile: French digital-native employee benefits platform directly competing in meal vouchers, gift cards, and HR wallet solutions. Closest head-to-head competitor to Pluxee France in the French SMB and enterprise segments.
• Bimpli: French employee benefits and gift card platform (combination of Worklife and Wedoogift) competing directly with Pluxee France across vouchers, mobility, and CSE-focused benefit solutions.
• Glady (WeDoogift): French digital gift card and incentive platform now integrated into Pluxee France as Pluxee Cadeaux. Pre-acquisition it was a direct competitor in digital gifting and incentive programs.

Others

• Natixis Interépargne: French employee savings and benefits administrator (part of Groupe BPCE) addressing HR/employer benefit categories including savings plans. Adjacent ecosystem participant rather than direct voucher competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Sodexo: Former parent of Pluxee France and still a co-development partner (Toqla hybrid solution). Operates broader food services and benefits worldwide, overlapping with Pluxee in restaurant/corporate dining solutions.
• Edenred: Global publicly listed leader in prepaid corporate benefits (Ticket Restaurant, etc.). Operates across many countries including France, providing overlapping capabilities but at global scale rather than Pluxee France's domestic focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pluxee-france

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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