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ADMIN August 7, 2009 9 Comments cork & olive, deborah augenti, fraud, michael probst, Robin Hoover, scam, Solera Distributors, wine franchise

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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February 17, 2009February 17, 2009 4 Comments auction, bankrupt, cork & olive, franchise, franchises, wine store

CORK & OLIVE: Bankrupt Stores Being Auctioned Off

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

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ADMIN December 30, 2008December 30, 2008 38 Comments bankruptcy, cork & olive, Cork & Olive Franchise, merger and acquisition corp., michael probst, rainer appold, wine franchise, wine store franchises

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

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August 24, 2008August 24, 2008 7 Comments cork & olive, Cork & Olive Franchise, michael probst, rainer appold, wine franchise wine store franchises

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

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August 10, 2008 18 Comments cork & olive, Cork & Olive Franchise, michael probst, rainer appold, wine franchise wine store franchises

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 &

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ADMIN July 22, 2008 15 Comments cork & olive, michael probst, wine store franchise

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

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ADMIN June 29, 2008June 29, 2008 1 Comment cork & olive, michael probst, prison wine, pruno, wine franchise

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.

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ADMIN June 22, 2008June 22, 2008 37 Comments cork & olive, Cork & Olive Franchise, deborah augenti, estate wine, michael probst, rainer appold, vinocean, wine store franchise

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?

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ADMIN June 19, 2008 22 Comments cork & olive, Estate wine group, franchise co-op, franchise cooperative, michael probst, wine franchise, wine store franchise

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

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ADMIN June 10, 2008June 10, 2008 23 Comments bankruptcy, COLUMNS, cork & olive, Cork & Olive Franchise, franchises, franchising, michael probst, wine franchise, wine shop

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

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