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Business resilience themes: Premises, People, Products and Services

Business Profile

Sprigg is a food takeaway found in the heart of Glasgow, serving fresh salads, snacks and coffee. The business has three premises: two shop units and a warehouse. Sustainability is at the heart of the company’s ethos and brand, as well as to save costs.

The majority of company’s sales are takeaway, with some sit-in and some external catering. Distribution is a critical aspect of the business, particularly in relation to their day-to-day operations; moving goods from the preparation kitchen to the two stores, and from cafés to individuals via delivery services.

Sprigg cafe logo

Climate impacts

Sprigg is exposed to a number of climate risks which have affected the businesses operations in recent years. These include:

“The temperature in the shop was chronically bad … and it wasn’t when we opened it. I mean it’s always been warm, but it’s never been as bad as it was last year and even this year.”

Tom McDermott, Owner of Sprigg

Actions taken

In 2023 Sprigg took part in a pilot project as part of Glasgow City Council’s Green Business Support programme, which helps local companies transition to Net-Zero, reduce their energy costs and become more resilient to climate change.

As part of this project, the sustainability charity Sniffer supported Sprigg to understand its climate risks and prioritise the resilience actions the business can take. These included:

“My advice would be do what you can. Try and see sustainability as a commercial benefit rather than a cost. It can feel overwhelming but get started and explore the support that is out there. It’s our role as SMEs to lead by example and encourage the big businesses to change too, and deliver positive impact at scale.”

Tom McDermott, Owner of Sprigg
Two people looking at a window in Sprigg cafe, one pointing to the solar film that has been installed

Owner Tom McDermott and Sniffer’s Aoife Hutton inspect new solar film used on the cafe windows