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WIC Update
TX WIC releases fluid milk percentage of sales from November 2009
1. Whole - 24.33%
2. 2% - 69.24%
3. 1% - 04.58%
4. Skim - 01.85%
Other TX WIC new added product results from November:
Top Fruit & Vegetable
1. Bananas - 16.74%
2. Apples - 11.36%
3. Tomatoes - 9.18%
4. Peppers - 6.28%
5. Grapes - 5.39%
Top Grain Products
1. Whole Wheat Bread - 46.06%
2. Corn Tortillas - 27.90 %
3. Wheat Tortillas - 8.96%
4. Brown Rice - 8.78%
5. Oatmeal - 8.30%
Top Jared Baby Fruits or Vegetables (single stream)
1. Bananas - 15.82%
2. Applesauce - 14.89%
3. Pears - 14.05%
4. Carrots - 12.53%
5. Sweet Potatoes - 11.64%
- TX WIC Compliance Team conducting CVV buys in the stores to check for proper mapping of items to authorized items. Continue to remind your clerks that no varieties of potatoes are authorized for WIC.
- TX WIC note that WIC created special sub category for fluid quart milk and only compares pricing to other quarts to determine average in price band.
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Other News
- Kathy Sweidel-Caton of Gerland's Food Fair has been named the recipient of Women Grocers of America (WGA) Woman of the Year Award. Congrats Kathy!
- Brownsville Texas passes a local ordinance (January 2010) calling for the voluntary banning of plastic bags at POS. Mandatory ban by January 2011.
- TX Weights and Measures conducting compliance checks. Checking scale weights, weights on packaging (especially packaged in store), proper labeling (Country of Origin), and prices.
- Effective January 1, 2010 all cigarettes sold in TX must be certified fire standard compliant. Chapter 796 of the TX Health & Safety Code.
- TX Department of State Health Services is no longer offering the Certified Food Manager accreditation through their agency. The accreditation is available at multiple national organizations.
- Several news articles across the state regarding TX budget deficit issues. TRA monitoring Interim Committees in both House and Senate for possible legislation regarding ½ % rate in new Margin's Tax, or any discussion around cutting or capping Sales Tax Collection Allowance. |
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Upcoming Events
- TX WIC EBT Program Enhancement Workshop - Doubletree Galleria in Dallas, Texas - February 24-25, 2010.
- NGA/FMI Public Affairs Conference - Washington DC - March 15-19, 2010.
- TRA Spring Board Meeting set for the Hilton Post Oak in Houston on April 7-8, 2010. Food Council meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. on April 8th with the TRA Board Meeting following at 11:00 a.m. Block out these dates on your calendar. We look forward to your attendance, participation and leadership.
- TREF (Texas Retailers Education Foundation) set May 5th as the date of its Annual Scholarship Golf Classic at Eagle Pointe Golf Club in Mont Belvieu. This annual event benefits several scholarship programs including HGMRA.
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