A COUPLE from Aberdour have never looked back after buying a trailer to sell freshly-made loaded fries from.

Conor Young was out of work and dealing with job rejections last year when he and his partner, Hannah Mathieson, decided to "take the plunge" and launch their own business.

Based beside Adventure Golf Island at Fife Leisure Park in Dunfermline, the Young Spuds trailer dishes out – from Wednesday to Sunday – freshly-made 'gourmet fries' with potatoes sourced from Ivan Woods Farm in Ballingry.

Conor told the Press this week that the venture started as a result of the 27-year-old being made unemployed.

"I was applying for jobs and I was getting knock-backs left, right and centre," he said.

"It was a scary time because I had bills to pay and I wasn't finding anything. I hadn't experienced that before but I'm happy I've been able to turn that around.

"Hannah and I decided to take the plunge together and we haven't looked back, to be honest.

"It's been very difficult though, as every business is. It's been like a rollercoaster from the start as we have had a few bad moments but we've had so many highlights that outweighs all that.

"We wouldn't have been able to get this far if it wasn't for all the support we've had from the start from friends, family and our customers.

"Everyone has been amazing."

Ahead of Young Spuds taking shape, Conor had years of experience working in hospitality and kitchens behind him.

"This is all I've ever known and it has been something that I've loved and been passionate about," he stated.

"Hannah's new to it all but she's been like a duck to water. Being able to do this together, with her, has been brilliant. I don't think it could have worked any other way.

"Because it's just the two of us, we're always going to do the best that we can do. There's no-one else there to pass the buck to if things go wrong or you can't be bothered one day.

"We have wanted to pull our hair out at times but we have each other to encourage us on those days where even the little things – like leaving something at home – can bring you down a bit, but the reaction we've had from friends and customers has been one of the best parts of it all for me.

"It's refreshing because we're doing this for ourselves. What we put in is what we'll get back and it shows.

"Seeing and hearing people's reactions right in front of you has been a pleasure, it really has."

While Conor admitted that serving just one customer a day would have made him happy when the business launched, it has achieved more than expected in such a short space of time.

"We're seeing up to 500 people a week right now, and it peaked at around 1,000 in February-March when winter lockdown restrictions eased.

"That's when customers were coming here as something to look forward to, as well as enjoying the social aspect of it all.

"It's been such a positive for both of us.

"You don't expect people to be so kind in this business but the customers have been so great.

"Because everything we do is fresh – nothing is in packets, the microwave isn't used – and there can be a lot of customers at once there's sometimes a bit of a wait.

"We had one woman who went to do her shopping and came back to get her food without a moan or anything. It's genuinely just been amazing."