wine franchise

WINESTYLES Franchise Complaints

The Winestyles franchise has an alarmingly high SBA loan default rate of 52%.  Winestyles is listed by the SBA among…

12 years ago

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: 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: 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: Probst Prison Wine (Humor)

The folks over at FranWorst.com are dedicated to celebrating the worst franchise opportunities and the worst product ideas in franchising.…

16 years ago

CORK & 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…

16 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…

16 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…

16 years ago

What REALLY Uncorked Cork & Olive?

It appears that there's more to the closing of the Cork & Olive Franchise Corp. HQ than is being reported.…

16 years ago