CORK & OLIVE Team Launches Solera Wine Franchise. Beware!
Michael Probst & Deborah Augenti are at it again. We received a tip that Probst & Augenti, the same people
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CORK & OLIVE: Bankrupt Stores Being Auctioned Off
. . . . . . . . The contents of two bankrupt Cork & Olive wine stores are up
Read MoreCORK & OLIVE: Michael Probst Forms New Corporation
You can’t keep a good man down. Despite the recent plunge into bankruptcy that left his Cork & Olive wine
Read MoreCORK & OLIVE: Ex-Employee Has no Sympathy for Franchisees
Unhappy Franchisee is sponsor-supported. Sponsored links: Responding to the post Cork & Olive’s Probst Abandons Franchisees, Cork & Olive ex-employee
Read MoreCORK & OLIVE: Oldsmar Store Reopens; C&O Coming to Ocala?
SPONSORED LINKS: _________________________ Former Ex reports that the Cork & Olive store in Oldsmar, FL has reopened. Who is the
Read MoreCORK & OLIVE: New Ownership & Franchise Rumors
Rumors are flying that Rainer Appold has led a group of investors in buying what’s left of the Cork &
Read MoreCORK & OLIVE: The Probst Method of Guilt Avoidance
A key skill for CEOs of imploded franchise companies is denial, accompanied by a ninja-like avoidance of any admission of
Read MoreCORK & OLIVE: How to Make Pruno (Prison Wine)
In Pruno Veritas. What is Pruno? In prisons, it is cellblock wine made from fruit, sugar and, often, moldy bread.
Read MoreCORK & OLIVE: Probst Prison Wine (Humor)
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Read MoreCORK & OLIVE: Trinity’s Life After Franchise
According to the June 25, 2008 story by Carl Orth in The Suncoast News, Cork & Olive Trinity is positioned
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