Mid-Scotland & Fife Conservative MSPs Murdo Fraser and Elizabeth Smith recently met with Tesco to help promote locally sourced produce in Perthshire. The MSPs met with Tesco during the launch of their new lorry fleet that celebrates Scottish food and drink. Photograph: Murdo Fraser and Elizabeth with one of the newly designed lorries. The newly designed 14-strong lorries have images of produce from across Scotland. Tesco’s locally sourced produce from Perthshire includes Highland Spring water, Lia Fail and Ossian Ale from Inveralmond Brewery and meat from the Simon Howie butchers. Tesco’s Scottish Local Sourcing office was established in 2004 and works closely with over 150 producers across Scotland. In the last three years the Scottish Local Sourcing Team has launched over 400 new Scottish products and worked with 24 new Scottish producers. Murdo Fraser said: “It is welcome news that Tesco has a number of producers from the Perthshire area. Tesco’s new fleets of lorries, which features Scottish food favorites, celebrates the vast range of locally sourced food and drink available and promotes some of Perthshire’s finest products. “It is fantastic that well-known brands, such as Highland Spring water, Lia Fail and Ossian Ale and Simon Howie the butchers, hail from our area. Tesco’s sourcing of local produce from the Perthshire area is of benefit to the local economy and promotes Perthshire to the rest of Scotland and the United Kingdom.” Liz Smith said: “I warmly congratulate Tesco in their campaign to promote Scottish produce and the fantastic local producers which work year round to produce world class produce. “Tesco have built strong relationships with local producers which helps consumers to choose fresh, locally-produced food. This in turn is one way in which each of us can help shape a better future for our local farmers and businesses.”