JUNAN COUNTY, China,
Aug. 2, 2011
/PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- American Lorain Corporation (NYSE Amex: ALN) ("American
Lorain" or the "Company"), an international processed snack foods,
convenience foods, and frozen foods company based in the
Shandong Province, China, today announced that after 1-month test
sale, the Company has successfully secured a one-year contract with
Beijing Railway Commerce Company to sell its various rice and
chestnut products aboard the Beijing - Shanghai high speed train as well as all other
trains managed under Beijing Railway Bureau.
Beijing Railway Commerce Company is wholly owned by the State
Beijing Railway Bureau and is in charge of food related services in
the railway system. During the test sale period, the Company's rice
box and nitrogen-aerated fruit box products were well received by
customers and were thus awarded the contract among numerous
competitors. Beijing Railway Commerce Company will also gradually
introduce American Lorain's convenience products such as chestnut
and snack bean aboard the trains. American Lorain is also in the
process to develop breakfast products for the Beijing railway system, which currently
represent an underdeveloped market.
American Lorain's Chairman and CEO, Mr. Si Chen, stated, "I am
very much pleased to see American Lorain's products achieve initial
success in securing contract to the railway system. According to
estimate, in 2010, the railway system in China transported over 700 million passengers
with over 100 million passengers from and to Beijing alone. As we stated previously, the
railway system is a special channel which we see as a perfect fit
for our convenience food products; our ability to secure the
contract among numerous competitors further demonstrated the
quality of our products and operations. We will continue to make
full efforts to expand our sales channels and build the Company's
brand image, as we previously reiterated and continuously
executed."
About American Lorain Corporation
American Lorain Corporation products include chestnut
products, convenience food products and frozen food products. The
Company currently sells over 240 products to 26 provinces and
administrative regions in China as well as to 42 foreign
countries. The Company operates through its five direct and
indirect subsidiaries and one leased factory located in China.
For further information about American Lorain Corporation,
please visit the Company's website
at www.americanlorain.com.
SOURCE American Lorain
Corporation