Tik Tok food stars.. Only Foodz, in Dudley, pairing up today with Old Tom Donuts, learning the trade and raising there profile.

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00:00So we're at Tom's Donuts, that's right isn't it Gary?

00:04That's right yeah, old Tom's Donuts.

00:06Old Tom's Donuts in Dudley, Castle Street.

00:09And Gary you've got a little friend with you, who have we got here?

00:12I've got Kyle from Only Foods.

00:14Kyle, talk us through Only Foods.

00:17It's a crazy TikTok thing that's gone insane hasn't it?

00:20It has, it really has.

00:22We're a food van and we're based in Chapstone, South Wales.

00:27And we've gone absolutely crazy on social media, which is fantastic.

00:32Help from other creators and our food is absolutely amazing.

00:37And if you need a singing, everyone's happy in Dudley mate, everyone's happy in Dudley.

00:42And when was your TikTok journey then, when did you first get involved in that world?

00:46Eight months ago.

00:47Oh wow, so yeah.

00:48So we've only been on TikTok for eight months, or social media for eight months.

00:51We've been on Facebook for about four or five months.

00:54And we're currently around 270,000 followers.

00:57That's just insane isn't it?

00:59It's life changing.

01:00Yeah.

01:01You just never anticipate it happening.

01:04Yeah, yeah.

01:05You know.

01:06And that's just from filming like what you're doing in Chapstone at the van?

01:08Yeah.

01:09But also what we do as well, we give a lot to the community.

01:11We give free food like we have today.

01:13Yeah.

01:14We work with guys giving free food away.

01:16Yeah.

01:17So, you know, we're very, I think we're very respected as well.

01:21Yeah, yeah.

01:22Which is always a good thing.

01:23So what's the deal with you being down here in Dudley then?

01:26It's a bit of a pair up.

01:27Yeah.

01:28So basically, what it is, is we have a donut machine.

01:31Yeah.

01:32And we've had about a million donuts that completely failed.

01:35Yeah.

01:36So I'm like, I don't know how to do this.

01:37So we look at our TikTok.

01:38No, we must.

01:39I'll drop another one in.

01:40So I was looking on TikTok and everyone's like, listen, you've got to go to all Tom's Donuts.

01:46They do the best donuts ever.

01:48I do.

01:49I do.

01:50Yeah, you can vouch for that.

01:51I'll do vouch for that.

01:52So, I literally looked all over TikTok.

01:56I've seen them.

01:57I reached out to them.

01:58And they were so helpful.

02:01They gave me the number.

02:02They talked us through the mix.

02:03They talked us through how to do it.

02:05Yeah.

02:06They're amazing.

02:07And so we want to show our appreciation as well as by coming up, you know, doing, showing

02:12us how to do it and, you know, doing some videos and content on them because what they

02:16do is amazing.

02:17They have done amazing.

02:18Yeah.

02:19So it's a little bit, they've helped you with the mix.

02:20Oh, a massive bit.

02:21And you've like, raised their profile a bit.

02:23Of course.

02:24Yeah, yeah.

02:25That's what TikTok is about as well is networking, right?

02:26Yeah.

02:27Yeah.

02:28So like, you know, we have got quite a large following and it's nice to be on that platform.

02:31We can push other companies out as well.

02:33Yeah, yeah.

02:34So we use it for good.

02:35So it's important to us.

02:37So what do you do in Chepstow with your van then?

02:39So obviously we're going to have amazing donuts from now on.

02:41Yes.

02:42That's on a dessert van.

02:43So we have two vans side by side.

02:44Yeah.

02:45It's a big open area.

02:46And we have burgers and breakfast.

02:48Oh wow.

02:49They are the best burgers you will ever eat.

02:51Yeah, yeah, yeah.

02:52You get these kind of burgers in like...

02:54And don't forget you do the challenge as well.

02:55Yeah, yeah, yeah.

02:56Yeah.

02:57You get these kind of burgers in very high-end restaurants.

03:00Okay.

03:01So our burgers are very, very, very meaty.

03:05Yeah, yeah.

03:06And very, very good.

03:07Cool.

03:08So, you know, we pride ourselves with our burgers for sure.

03:11And at breakfast, Kelly is the queen of breakfast.

03:14Yeah, yeah.

03:15She is.

03:16Kelly, can we get you over here?

03:18They look really good.

03:19This is Kelly.

03:20She's kind of the camera star, isn't she?

03:22Yeah.

03:23Cool.

03:24She actually runs away all the time.

03:25Yeah, yeah.

03:26I think she's just whacking a bit of energy into that camera, isn't she?

03:29How you doing, Kelly?

03:30Okay.

03:31So, you're part of the team here then.

03:32You're coming round.

03:33You're going to jump in.

03:34Good morning, love.

03:35There we are.

03:37So, what's your role then?

03:38Are you cooking and filming or mostly filming?

03:40How's it work?

03:41Well...

03:42You do...

03:43Well, you start doing more...

03:44She started doing more in the videos.

03:45You didn't really like the videos that we're getting in.

03:47Well, she's starting to do more now.

03:48Getting into it.

03:49We have to do it.

03:50Yeah, yeah.

03:51So, we're doing a lot of good videos now.

03:52We've got to do it like 10...

03:53Yeah.

03:54Tomorrow, aren't we?

03:55So, we've got to do like 10 videos tomorrow we have to do now.

03:57That's it.

03:58A lot of videos to get through.

03:59Yeah, yeah.

04:00So, what sort of stuff will you be filming tomorrow then?

04:02Like, stuff in the van, like...

04:03Because, like, I'm terrible.

04:04Yeah.

04:05So, I go in the van.

04:06I'll make a mess everywhere.

04:07Yeah, yeah.

04:08I walk away and the girls clean it up.

04:09Yeah.

04:10And so, like, we...

04:11I said, okay, what we're going to do now is...

04:12When I do that, you're going to grab my head and drown me in water.

04:15Yeah, yeah, yeah.

04:16I still have great pleasure.

04:17Yeah, yeah.

04:18You'll love that.

04:19She'll be going, we need to do another take.

04:20Another take.

04:21You know what I mean?

04:22So, yeah, you know.

04:23You just paralyzed me, didn't you?

04:24Yeah, I did.

04:25So, what about the egg?

04:27Yeah.

04:28The egg?

04:29He loves getting egged.

04:30It's good for his head.

04:31Getting egged?

04:32Yeah.

04:33So, on our van, we have certain things.

04:34Like, if you meet your criteria on our van, on our banner, I get egged.

04:37Oh, right.

04:38Okay.

04:39Yeah, yeah.

04:40Yeah, all the staff get to egg me.

04:41Yeah, yeah.

04:42So, yeah, it's a bit fun, isn't it?

04:43Correct, man.

04:44So, have you had some good views today?

04:46You've been filming as Carl's been doing his thing, haven't you?

04:48Yes.

04:49And that'll go up onto your page?

04:51Yeah, so that'll go up in the next couple of days.

04:52Yeah, yeah.

04:53So, it takes a couple of days to edit, because it's quite a lot of content.

04:55Yeah, yeah, yeah.

04:56So, yeah, we'll take a couple of days to edit it.

04:58And I've got one on our page now, and we'll tag everyone.

05:01We hope, we hope, over the videos, we get 100,000.

05:04Wow, man.

05:05Yeah, that's what we're going to try and hope, about 25,000 each video.

05:08Yeah, yeah.

05:09Which means there's 100,000 more people who are aware of this place.

05:11Yeah, exactly.

05:12Yeah, yeah.

05:13Which is really good.

05:14And Gary, you do a little, you've got your phone rigged up there on the side.

05:16You do like a bit of a live feed in the day, don't you?

05:18Yeah, I'm doing a TikTok and all.

05:20Yeah, yeah.

05:21Is it like 9 till, what time?

05:229 till 4.

05:239 till 4.

05:24Yeah, yeah.

05:259 till 5.

05:26And a little bird tells me, you're going to be turning on the Dudley Christmas lights.

05:29Is that right?

05:30Yay!

05:31Yay!

05:32So, that's because people have been messaging into the council, isn't it?

05:35Saying, get our Gary from the donut stall.

05:37Yeah.

05:38We might be able to do that, I think.

05:39Yeah.

05:40I think Peter's actually trying to get us...

05:41Is he?

05:42Yeah, he's trying to get us a picture of it, so we'd love to see that.

05:44Oh, wow, yeah.

05:45That'd be good, friend.

05:46And we need to blow up, it's out of our pool.

05:49What's it been like...

05:51Christmas donuts.

05:52Yeah, we'd have to.

05:53Yeah.

05:54What's it been like having the apprentices down then, Gary?

05:56They've done really well.

05:57Yeah.

05:58Are you firing him yet?

05:59No.

06:00Are you keeping him?

06:01Yeah.

06:02Later.

06:03You've given away 20 to 30 sets of donuts today, haven't you?

06:07Yeah, yeah.

06:08Yeah, we've given 22 sets of donuts, freebies.

06:13It's nice to give the community, whether it's young kids, whether it's older people.

06:17Especially with the financial struggle at the moment as well.

06:19Yeah.

06:20It's very important.

06:21This is what we do as well with our...

06:23Yeah.

06:24On a Sunday, we have everyone who's homeless or is in need to calm down and they have free food.

06:29Wow.

06:30Awesome work.

06:31So it's really good.

06:32And like I say, it's like just doing that and it makes you feel good, doesn't it, guys?

06:35Yeah.

06:36It really does.

06:37And that's the thing.

06:38If you want something, I think it's good for the sort.

06:40Yeah.

06:41So if people want to find out a bit more about old Tom's Donuts, I guess they just whack that

06:45in and it'll pop up, yeah?

06:46Yes.

06:47And then your one is, what's your tagline?

06:48That one is Only Foods.

06:49Only Foods.

06:50F-double-o-d-z.

06:51That's correct, yes.

06:52Great stuff.

06:53Right, cheers guys.

06:54Thank you very much.

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