* Q3 operating revenue 393 mln euros vs forecast 380 mln

* Sees FY core earnings in top half of 620-670 mln range

Oct 21 (Reuters) - Edenred sees full-year core profits in the top half of its guidance range as more employers switch to its digital vouchers that allow workers to have meals delivered at home.

As more companies allow staff to work at least some of the time remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they are also looking for new ways to deliver benefits, such as meal vouchers.

Edenred said on Thursday strong demand for its "virtual canteen" and new client wins helped it beat third-quarter operating revenue forecasts.

The French company, which also has payment solutions and gift vouchers businesses, benefited from users spending funds accumulated during lockdowns as well.

"We are signing more and more agreements, we have more than 160 hundred meal delivery platforms connected to our platform," finance chief Julien Tanguy said on a call with analysts.

Edenred, known for its "Ticket Restaurant" vouchers, said digital solutions now account for 86% of its business volume.

It posted third-quarter operating revenue of 393 million euros ($457 million), above analysts' mean forecast of 380 million euros, according to the company.

Its shares were up 0.8% at 0830 GMT, with larger peer Sodexo up 4% - partly boosted by Edenred and also catching up from recent declines, according to Morningstar analyst Michael Field.

Rising inflation is helping Edenred too.

"When we look at the employee benefits part of the business ... we see that the price of meals can increase and therefore companies may have to increase the face value of the vouchers," Tanguy told journalists.

The company now sees full-year earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) in the top half of its 620-670 million euros guidance range.

($1 = 0.8592 euros) (Reporting by Federica Mileo and Diana Mandia in Gdansk Editing by Vinay Dwivedi and Mark Potter)