WINESTYLES Franchise Complaints
The Winestyles franchise has an alarmingly high SBA loan default rate of 52%. Winestyles is listed by the SBA among
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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
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: 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
Read MoreCork & 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
Read MoreCork & 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
Read MoreWhat REALLY Uncorked Cork & Olive?
It appears that there’s more to the closing of the Cork & Olive Franchise Corp. HQ than is being reported.
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