TEXAS SNAP & WIC PROGRAM ANNUAL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS WIC Program Effective November 1, 2016, authorized WIC vendors are required to complete a WIC Training on a yearly basis. The regulations are posted in WV Policy 8.0. A vendor must complete one of the three trainings in order to maintain contract compliance. Click here to access training information. […]
May
May
We need your help to preserve debit swipe fee reforms. Please urge your Congressional Representative to oppose efforts by the big banks to repeal the debit swipe fee reforms, which would limit competition and double debit swipe fees for retailers. Repeal would cost our industry and our customers over $6 billion a year. In 2010, […]
Apr
Here’s a compilation of some of the biggest stories affecting grocers for April 2017. Meat Grinding Log Fines Begin USDA FSIS (Food Safety Inspection Service) has begun enforcing penalties for supermarkets that are in violation of the new meat grinding log regulation. The rule became effective on June 20, 2016, and enforcement began on October […]
Apr
Mar
The Texas Retailers Association is leading a charge against the Boarder Adjustment Tax – a segment of the House GOP’s tax reform plan – arguing that the “ill-conceived effort” would hurt consumers and retailers. Thursday the group announced the official Texas launch of the Americans for Affordable Products coalition, a collection of more than 400 companies, groups and associations […]
Mar
Texas Retail Lobby Day is Wednesday, March 29th. The Texas Retailers Association (TRA) has prepared legislative priorities for the 85th Texas Legislature. Collectively, TRA represents more than 320,000 retail establishments and over 3.5 million jobs across the state. The association supports all levels of Texas retail including grocery stores, chains and single location small businesses. […]
Mar
TX WIC Program- Split Tender Many WIC Vendors in Texas have now been certified by Texas WIC Program to start approving Split Tender transactions for WIC participates. USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) had mandated states require their WIC Vendors to allow Split Tender transactions by October 1, 2016. The states and territories that use […]
Mar
Texas is known for its friendliness, delicious food, honesty, and of course, that everything is bigger and better in the Lone Star State. The grocery industry is no different. Grocers invest in the communities they serve, ensuring quality and affordable food is readily available, while competing openly in a large industry every day to create […]
Feb
The proposed Border Adjustment Tax (BAT) could cost the average family $1,700 in the first year alone if it is enacted. TRA is pushing back against the ill-conceived tax that could burden our members. TRA, along with other retail associations, retailers, and retail service providers have joined the Americans for Affordable Products Coalition. The Americans […]
Feb
Here’s a compilation of some of the biggest stories affecting grocers for February 2017. New Rules from TX Department of State Health Services on Food Handlers Texas Food Establishment Rules adopted this past year (September 2016) have several new requirements for retail establishments. One of those areas of rule change is in article 228.33 (click […]