Welcome Lylee...
Yes it can be difficult starting a new business, especially with perishables such as these. You want to carry some stock just to show you mean business, but you don't want to be selling old stuff and you don't want to throw it away either. Every situation is different, but i might come down to accepting that you won't be making money for a while. You'll be wanting to build up your reputation and customer base and this will all come at a price. Think of it as investing in your future, much like spending money on advertising. Even if you find a good supplier and offer to pay a little more just to get the stuff is probably better than having to accept something that is not quite right. In time you will build up enough trade to be able to negotiate better prices. It's probably unrealistic to expect a wholesaler or anyone else to incur extra costs to help you build your business, it just won't happen and i suspect you realize that anyway. I would just talk to a good wholesaler and convince them you are serious and see what you can work out. It's good to talk eh!

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