And do you have any particular supplier you like?

Like if I buy an equipment at 100k as shelf price (ie the number you see at homedepot above/below the product) by the time I pay it, it will be 8-10k more (8-10% sales tax), so I am supposed to pay 110k out the door, but with the reseller, I can buy them at 100k out the door, mark-up 20k, and sell it to my client 120k and then charge them 132k (10% sales tax on 120k), then my checks will be distributed like 100k to supplier, 20k to myself, 12k to the city/county/state.

What mix/forumla (and did they include additives) did the suppliers quote you?

If you are instead sourcing good food with decent customer service you will be competing on price and likely will be crushed by large food chains that have fixed food contract and bigger buying power.A key issue small guys face is when you order food from suppliers you do not purchase enough volume to guarantee a product.

I can go to 10 different cabinet suppliers/wholesalers and find they same exact cabinet with different names and price levels.

They may sell the building vacant, but they have offered the potential buyer complete training in their suppliers and methods of running the shop so it may stay the same.3.

Don't expect you'll get anything, here are the facts, it is his contract, he has favors, you don't have clear draws or scope of work with prices, you don't have lien waivers, you dont have daily timesheets, supplier/subcontractor registry, pretty much you don't have anything but he said i said.

Update: Finally broke down and got a new/used fridge from my local appliance supplier. 

I like to pay for the materials directly to the supplier.

In fact, McDonald's changed their Ketchup supplier recently because the ketchup company hired a new CEO that has ties to their competitors.So while I wish everyone well, I get angry when I give info to someone and rather than thanking me, they compete with me.