Press & media

Press kit.

Working on a Col’Cacchio story? Brand assets, fact sheet, recent press, and the contact we'd like you to email first.

At a glance

The brand, briefly.

1992Founded
26Restaurants & GO stores
3Brand formats
3Countries — SA, Namibia, Mauritius

Founded

Cape Town, 1992

Kinga Baranowska and Michael Terespolsky open the first Col’Cacchio in Cape Town with a wood-fired oven and an Italian-inspired menu blended with South African charm.

Brands

Three formats

Col’Cacchio Pizzeria (sit-down) and Col’Cacchio GO / GO+ (delivery-first wood-fired, launched April 2025).

Footprint

SA, plus international

Locations across Western Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Northern Cape, plus Grove Mall Windhoek and Tribeca Mall, Mauritius (opened February 2026).

Press & media contact

For interviews, quotes and image use.

First point of contact for journalists, broadcast and trade press. We aim to respond same-day for time-sensitive enquiries; otherwise within two working days.

Press desk

Jen Hole

Chief Marketing Officer

jenifer@colcacchio.co.za

+27 87 266 0180

Mon–Fri 09:00–17:00 SAST · same-day on urgent enquiries

Brand assets

Logos, photography, fact sheet.

Use of the Col’Cacchio name and marks is permitted for editorial coverage. Commercial use requires written approval — please email Jen first.

Logo pack

Marks & wordmark.

SVG + PNG. Col’Cacchio wordmark, CC monogram and GO lockup. On-light and on-dark variants.

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Photography

Food, interiors, founders.

Hero pizzas, interiors, founder and exec portraits, plus opening photography from recent GO launches. Web-resolution + print-resolution available.

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Fact sheet

Numbers, dates, names.

One-page PDF: founders, founding year, store count, brand formats, key milestones. Updated quarterly.

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Recent coverage

What's been written.

A small selection. Email press@ for a fuller mention archive.

April 2026 · In the Dough

"One Year of Flavour on the GO."

First-birthday retrospective on the Col’Cacchio GO rollout — from Westlake in April 2025 to eight new stores in twelve months, with quotes from Group CEO Etienne Pieterse and Co-founder Kinga Baranowska.

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February 2026 · In the Dough

"Col’Cacchio GO Lands in Tribeca Mall, Mauritius."

Announcement of the fifth Col’Cacchio GO — the first international GO store — opening in Quatre Bornes, Mauritius alongside a full-service Col’Cacchio Pizzeria.

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September 2025 · In the Dough

"Col’Cacchio GO Lands in Hillcrest."

Coverage of the Upper Highway opening — the brand's first taste of KwaZulu-Natal in the GO format, with operator commentary on the suburban / family-led positioning.

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Spokespeople

Available for interviews.

Founders and exec team available for in-person interviews in Cape Town, and remotely elsewhere. Email Jen to coordinate.

Co-founder · MD & CPO

Kinga Baranowska

Available for brand origin, hospitality culture, women in restaurant ownership, three-decade arc and product development.

Group CEO

Etienne Pieterse

Available for expansion strategy, the GO format launch, the international footprint and the franchising programme.

Co-founder

Michael Terespolsky

Available for the 1992 founding story, the wood-fired oven philosophy, and the long view across South African hospitality.