Hello

My name is Stephen. I am very new to this site and this is my first discussion. Hope I ma posting in the right area.

I am fairly new to the whole coffee all things coffee;  the only think I knew about coffee was drinking it until maybe 2 years ago. I am about to open a coffee shop in Toronto and in the process of contacting suppliers and vendors that I met at Coffee fest in Chicago. 

I need some guidance and pointer. What kind of question should i be asking the coffee suppliers? Any pointers around negotiating term sand conditions would be greatly appreciated.

Any recommendations for a good coffee suppliers in the US or Canada?

Thank you in anticipation of your assistance.

Stephen