The Grit Behind the Flavor: How Ko Chef Dips Built A Growing Township Food Brand
StartUp Magazine | 08.12.2025 17:30
The Grit Behind the Flavor: How Ko Chef Dips Built A Growing Township Food Brand. The rise of Ko Chef Dips is not the story of overnight success. It is the story of a woman in Limpopo who used her first salary to build something she believed could grow far beyond her yard. Dipuo Leso, a 31 year old entrepreneur from Lebowakgomo, began Ko Chef Dips in 2018 with one simple conviction. If she could create food that people genuinely enjoyed, the business would take care of itself. Today, her kota joint has become a traveling township food brand that moves across provinces, attracts loyal customers and creates employment for two people who now work alongside her.
