Despite the recent plunge into bankruptcy that left his Cork & Olive wine store franchise chain in turmoil, his newly-launched Cork & Olive franchisees stranded without the promised support, and employees without jobs or paychecks, C&O founder Michael Probst is launching his next entrepreneurial venture: Mergers & Acquisition Corp.
The story is here:  CORK & OLIVE: Michael Probst Forms New Corporation
The whole story is here:  CORK & OLIVE BLOGLIOGRAPHY
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I know some of these wine franchise companies got off to a rocky start, but I think the wine store concept has a lot of potential.  It’s been a few years since I toured a few of them;  perhaps some of you can shed some insight into how they’ve fared in the tough economy.
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