Wholesale Delivery Schedule
Weekly Delivery Schedule & Ordering Deadlines
Orders are entered into our ordering site or emailed to ‘orders@foundationfoods.com’. Southern California accounts are delivered on a weekly schedule via our local trucks, and all other accounts are shipped via common carrier on a weekly basis. Please refer to the sections below for details.
Southern California Accounts Receiving Delivery via Our Local Trucks
The deadline to email orders is 12 pm, two business days prior to delivery day. The deadline to submit orders on our website is 11 am, one day prior to delivery day. Your order will be delivered on your fulfillment day. Orders sent after the deadline may be delayed in delivery, depending on our workload. Thank you for understanding!
| Region of Southern California | Fulfillment Day | Email Deadline | Website Deadline |
| Los Angeles West, Central, & East | Tuesday | Sunday at Noon | Monday at 11 am |
| Orange County & Long Beach Area | Wednesday | Monday at Noon | Tuesday at 11 am |
| Santa Barbara, Ventura & North LA | Wednesday | Monday at Noon | Tuesday at 11 am |
| Inland Empire & Deserts | Thursday | Tuesday at Noon | Wednesday at 11 am |
| San Diego County & Temecula Area | Thursday | Tuesday at Noon | Wednesday at 11 am |
| LA – High Volume Stores Only | Friday | Wednesday at Noon | Thursday at 11 am |
Accounts Receiving Delivery via Common Carrier / UPS Ground
The deadline to email orders for shipping common carrier is the day before the last day we can ship the order, to arrive within the same week. We will ship your order on your fulfillment day. We do not like to have shipments sitting in the carrier’s warehouse over the weekend, it’s bad for the chocolate! *Orders sent after the deadline may be delayed in delivery, depending on our workload. Thanks!
| Region Outside of Southern California | Weekly Deadline | Fulfillment Day | Days in Transit | Approx Delivery Day |
| Central and Remote Southern California | Wednesday at Noon | Monday-Thursday | 1 | Tuesday-Friday |
| Northern California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona | Monday at Noon | Monday-Wednesday | 1-2 | Tuesday-Friday |
| Hawaii, Pacific Northwest, Midwest, and Texas | Sunday at Noon | Monday-Tuesday | 3-4 | Wednesday-Friday |
| Midwest, Great Lakes, and East Coast | Sunday at Noon | Monday | 4-5 | Thursday-Friday |
A Note on Shorts and Stocks
If an item is out of stock, we will not bill for it; please reorder on your next order. We do not back-order items. Please reorder any short or missing items for your next delivery. See our Stock Management Page and our Known Out of Stock Page for details about O.O.S. items if available, Thank you.