Two British siblings nicknamed the 'Spud Brothers' have become a global sensation with fans travelling from all over the world to buy their baked potatoes.<br /><br />Jacob, 28, and Harley Nelson, 21, have seen customers queuing for hours to get their hands on their famous spuds in Preston, Lancs,. after they went viral on TikTok.<br /><br />Since they started posting, people have travelled from Australia, Turkey, Spain, Germany and Amsterdam to their 'tram' in Preston Flag Market, Lancs.<br /><br />The siblings, whose username is @TheSpudBrothers, say 'it's hard' to say how many potatoes a day they make and serve but they often have to turn customers away.<br /><br />Jacob said: "We open at 11.30am and we always have around 30 people in the queue waiting for us to open. <br /><br />"Then it's constant to 3pm so we have to turn people away because the jacket potatoes take around two hours to cook. <br /><br />"We hate doing it and disappointing people, but we have to do it. <br /><br />"We don't even know how many potatoes we can serve in a day, which is bizarre, because it's constantly busy from open to close. <br /><br />"We've had people come from Germany, Amsterdam, Turkey, Spain and Australia come to visit. <br /><br />"We love the support and we are so grateful for people trying our little potato van in Preston so we always try and make it special for them.<br /><br />"We try and serve food and also give people that customer interaction."<br /><br />The business was founded in 1955 by Ernie Rhodes, who then passed it down to his nephew Keith Roberts in 1978.<br /><br />Exactly 30 years later, Keith passed the company to his son, who was also called Keith, but he passed away in 2020.<br /><br />Harley and Jacob's dad Anthony, 57, then took over the business, and the two brothers have served jacket potatoes five days a week.<br /><br />Now punters flock to pick up baked potato meals with a variety of toppings, which sell for around £5 a pop.<br /><br />Jacob, who quit his job as a sales manager to join the business, said: "I actually worked with Keith and it was my first ever Saturday job 14 years ago.<br /><br />"It was always a good business that did well and had a good reputation in Preston. <br /><br />"Nobody in his family wanted to take it on so he spoke to my dad about it because they were good friends and I used to work there. <br /><br />"We just decided to buy the business and made a go of it to keep the legacy going.<br /><br />"It's just insane."<br /><br />The sibling duo serve all types of classic spud toppings including cheese and beans, tuna and coleslaw. <br /><br />They've now added 'Harley's Tram Chilli' as an option, which Jacob says has also gone viral on the social media platform.<br /><br />Jacob said: "We're now trying to really focus on the food and make the best jacket potatoes. <br /><br />"There's a TikToker called @Mr.Munchbox who went all around the UK to try all the jacket potato places and he ranked us number one.<br /><br />"We're now trying out different butters - so we've got a garlic one, a chilli butter and we're looking at a lemon and pepper butter.
