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American Lorain Corporation Participates in the National Food, Wine & Spirits Fair in China

2009-10-19 23:04 1817

JUNAN COUNTY, China, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- American Lorain Corporation (NYSE Amex: ALN) ("American Lorain"), an international processed foods company based in Shandong Province, People's Republic of China ("PRC"), today announced that the Company participated in the National Food, Wine & Spirits Fair from October 10th to 15th, 2009 in Zhengzhou, Henan. The National Food, Wine & Spirits Fair, hosted by China National Sugar & Alcohol Group Corp., is a significant national food & beverage fair for the food industry in China. The Company's participation in the event provides a good opportunity to increase market recognition of the American Lorain brand name and to support its domestic market expansion efforts.

This year, American Lorain presented all of its domestic market products including chestnut products and newly developed convenience foods. At the event, the Company met with several current customers and discussed plans for further cooperation as well as introduced them to the new products. In addition, numerous new customers expressed great interest in American Lorain's products and in further cooperation with the company.

Held each spring and autumn, the National Food, Wine & Spirits Fair premiered in 1955. After more than half a century of development, the fair now has more than 100,000 meters of exhibiting area and over 6,000 exhibitors with transaction returns estimated at more than RMB 10 billion.

About American Lorain

American Lorain Corporation ("American Lorain" or the "Company") is a Delaware corporation that develops, manufactures and sells various food products. The Company's products include chestnut products; convenience foods products (including ready-to-cook foods, ready-to-eat foods, and meals-ready-to-eat); and frozen, canned and bulk foods products. The Company currently sells over 234 products to 26 provinces and administrative regions in China as well as to 42 foreign countries. The Company operates through its four direct and indirect subsidiaries and one leased factory located in China. For more information about American Lorain, please visit the Company website at http://www.americanlorain.com .

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements contained herein that relate to the Company's future performance, including statements with respect to forecasted revenues, margins, cash generation and capital expenditures are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control, which may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those anticipated. Such statements are based on current expectations only, and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, estimated or projected. Among the factors that could cause actual results to materially differ include: general business and economic conditions, particularly the current downturn in the worldwide economy; our ability to obtain adequate supplies of raw materials; our ability to manage our expansion strategy; changes in foreign currency exchange rates; government regulation; difficulties in new product development; changing consumer tastes in disparate markets worldwide and our ability to address those changes; our ability to attract and retain highly qualified personnel; and other factors affecting our operations that are set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

For more information, please contact:

At the Company:

Alan Jin, CFO

American Lorain Corporation

Tel: +86-21-6145-3891

Email: alanjin@americanlorain.com

Web: http://www.americanlorain.com

Investor Relations:

Jon Cunningham

RedChip Companies

Tel: +1-800-733-2447 x107

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Source: American Lorain Corporation
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