cork & olive

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…

15 years ago

CORK & OLIVE: Bankrupt Stores Being Auctioned Off

. . . . . . . . The contents of two bankrupt Cork & Olive wine stores are up…

16 years ago

CORK & 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…

16 years ago

CORK & 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…

16 years ago

CORK & 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 &…

16 years ago

CORK & 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…

16 years ago

CORK & 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.…

16 years ago

CORK & OLIVE: Who is Deborah Augenti?

(Unhappy Franchisee)  Here's a post by TAKEN.  Who is Deborah Augenti?  Have you had dealings with her?  What's her reputation? …

17 years ago

Cork & Olive Co-op: What’s the Story?

What's the story on the Cork & Olive franchisee co-op? Did all the franchisees join?  Are there new franchisees (not…

17 years ago

Cork & Olive Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

(Unhappy Franchisee) Here's a big surprise: Cork & Olive, the Tampa-based wine bar franchisor that shuttered its headquarters and eight…

17 years ago