Specialty grocer Whole Foods has announced that beginning Monday, October 9, customers in the New Orleans region can call in orders for organic produce, natural meats, chilled prepared foods, and other specialty items the grocer normally carries at its Metairie and Arabella Street (Uptown New Orleans) locations.

Orders will be delivered in a refrigerated truck one day later to the parking lot of the Metairie store (3420 Veterans Memorial Blvd.). Each order will be transferred directly from the truck to the ordering customer’s car.


According to a newsletter distributed via email to regular customers, Whole Foods Market will continue this service “until the Metairie and New Orleans locations can reopen and guarantee the integrity of the store environments.” To place an order, customers should call 800-967-9703 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Their order will be available for pickup the following business day from 12 p.m. - 4 p.m.

No orders will be delivered over the weekend, so orders placed on Friday will be shipped for delivery on Monday. For payment, Whole Foods will be accepting credit cards or checks only.


Whole Foods has not announced a reopening date for either of its greater New Orleans locations, but in a press release distributed shortly after hurricane Katrina, a company representative indicated the damage assessment process could take several months. However, the representative also stated the company intends to reopen both stores as quickly as possible.