Two budding young entrepreneurs from Blackburn have seen a boom in business since their products impressed TikTok viral Spud Bros.
Logan Hughes 13, and Barkley, 9, founded the Sweet Bros, a pick-and-mix sweet business, around four weeks ago.
Ryan Hughes, Logan and Barkley's dad, said he is proud of how much work the boys have been putting in.
He said: “I am so proud of them – Logan is thriving off it. He is focusing more on the business side of it and Barkley is loving the fun side of it.
“Logan is learning the life lessons of business and how the world of business works.”
Logan saw sweets being sold at school and decided to make a business of his own.
Ryan said: “Logan saw sweets being sold at school and said he want to do it outside of school and do a really good job of it.
“He wants to make his own money for his own hobbies, including fishing and football.
“I told him it’s a crowded market and he has to be different. That is when he decided to bring his younger brother into the mix as something niche and different.
“Logan has created the logo and name for himself.”
They recently sold out on all their stock at a pop-up stall at The Havelock Inn and are in talks with Blackburn Mall about setting a stall up there too.
The business has attracted the attention of the Spud Bros, which consists of Jacob and Harley Nelson, who posted a video with the boys to their TikTok page, which has 4.4million followers
The brothers appeared in one of the Spud Bros' official videos, which has amassed 200,000 views, the boys were served a potato topped with some of their sweets.
@thespudbrothers The first ever SWEET POTATO 🍬🥔 #spudbros #potato #food #sweets ♬ original sound - spudbros
Credit: TikTok/@thespudbrothers
In the video, Jacob said: “This is the first ever sweet spud. Honestly, boys, you‘ve done a really good job with that, so keep going and keep grinding. Ignore what everyone else says and follow your dream.”
Ryan said Logan is a huge fan of the Spud Brothers, who have a potato tram in Preston and a shop in London, finding fame by filming customers' jacket potato orders.
Ryan said: “We met the Spud Bros, who tagged us in a few things and made a video. Since then, the demand for sweets has been unbelievable. We have been getting messages every five minutes.”
The brothers took their sweets to Jacob and Harley, not knowing that they would make a video for them.
Ryan said: “We took our sweets and queued up for spud. We gave a bag to them not knowing what would happen. Jacob liked it and said he’d ordered 50 bags to give away in the queue. We gave them an additional 50 to give away too.”
Ryan said Jacob and Harley are inspirations to Logan, who regularly watches their YouTube videos.
Ryan said: “They are an inspiration to Logan, he looks up to them. He loves how they run their business while still having fun.
“He wants to be like them one day. They are so happy and polite to customers and people who want to take pictures. They are always smiling and having fun.”
Ryan said he is proud of his boys and the hard work they have been putting into the business.
He said: “I am so proud of them – I see how hard they work at home. They say their arms hurt from packing so many sweets sometimes, but they are still carrying on.
“We want them to be involved in every step of the business- me and mum don’t have time to run it ourselves.
“Logan is replying to messages every day, packing, deliveries, doing the stall – he is unbelievable and handling the business side of things so well.
“Every kid dreams of having a kick start like this and he just has to make the most of it. I want to thank the Spud Bros as the advice they gave to the boys was so good.”
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