Wholesale
Bread for restaurants, cafés, hotels
14 SF + East Bay establishments serve Larder breads. Daily delivery. Established quality + reliability. Specific pricing + minimums for wholesale customers.
What we wholesale
Daily-baked, delivery-ready
Country Loaf — $4.50/loaf wholesale
Same recipe + technique as café service. ~150 loaves wholesale daily. Most popular wholesale bread by far.
Seeded Multigrain — $5.50/loaf
Whole-grain wholesale option. ~50 loaves wholesale daily. Strong sandwich + family-style restaurant placement.
Whole Wheat with Honey — $5.00/loaf
~30 loaves wholesale daily. Specific cafe partner placements.
Rye Classic — $5.50/loaf
Tue / Thu / Sat. ~30 loaves wholesale on those days. Specific deli + restaurant placements.
White Tartine — $4.50/loaf
Wed-Sun. ~25 loaves wholesale daily on those days. Cafe + brunch-restaurant placements.
Custom + private-label options
For very large wholesale customers (5+ locations): custom recipes + private-label packaging available. Specific quantity minimums + lead times.
Current wholesale customers
14 SF + East Bay establishments
Mission Cantina (SF)
5-year customer. Daily delivery 3 different breads. Best deli + sandwich shops in SF Mission.
Tartine Manufactory (SF)
Specific specialty bread relationship. Limited; particular breads + occasions.
Cheese Board Collective (Berkeley)
Strong relationship, particularly for sourdough pizza dough. 3-4 days per week wholesale.
Chez Panisse (Berkeley)
Bread + pastry wholesale relationship. Specific quantities for cafe + restaurant separate.
Berkeley Bowl (Berkeley)
Retail wholesale; bread on grocery shelves. Specific section sourcing from local bakeries; Larder is one.
10 additional cafes + restaurants
Smaller wholesale customers across SF + East Bay. Specific menu — list available on request from wholesale@larderbakery.com.
Wholesale pricing + minimums
How it works
Pricing — 30-40% below retail
Wholesale pricing reflects scale + delivery + relationship. Country loaf $4.50 wholesale vs. $8 retail. Specific pricing per bread negotiated.
Minimum order — $80 daily
$80 daily minimum to receive wholesale pricing. Most wholesale customers order $200-400+ daily. Specific minimums per delivery tier.
Standing orders preferred
Same order each delivery day. We bake quantities specifically for wholesale; standing orders ensure availability + quality.
Custom orders (specials)
1-time + recurring custom orders available. Specific notice required: 4-day notice for new bread types; 1-day for variations on standard menu.
Delivery vs. pickup
Daily delivery: $25/day delivery fee (waived for orders $300+). Pickup at Mission location: free. Most wholesale customers prefer delivery.
Delivery hours
Delivery 6:30am-9am. Specific delivery time depends on route + customer location. Customer specifies preferred window; we schedule accordingly.
What wholesale customers get
The full relationship
Daily-baked, daily-delivered
Same baking schedule as café. Bread baked Tuesday morning delivered Tuesday by 8am. Quality not compromised by wholesale logistics.
Consistent quality
Wholesale customers receive same quality as retail. We don’t segregate batches; same Country loaf goes to wholesale and retail customer.
Dedicated coordinator
Wholesale program managed by dedicated coordinator. Single point of contact for orders, scheduling, billing, escalations.
Net-30 invoicing
Standard net-30 billing for established accounts. New accounts: prepay first 30 days. Online billing portal + emailed invoices.
Volume + relationship discounts
Standing orders 6+ months: 5% discount. 12+ months: 8% discount. 5+ deliveries per week: additional 3%. Specific customer terms negotiated.
Marketing + co-branding (limited)
Wholesale partners can list ‘Larder Bakery breads’ on their menu/branding. Specific branding guidelines available. Co-branded marketing support occasionally.
Wholesale inquiry
We respond within 4 business hours
Restaurant or café name, location, anticipated daily volume, specific bread interests, current sourcing. Wholesale coordinator follows up within 24 business hours.
Wholesale questions
What restaurants ask
- Typical: 2-3 weeks from first contact to first delivery. Initial inquiry → site visit → menu/pricing discussion → contract → first standing order. Specific timeline varies by complexity.