JUNAN COUNTY, China,
July 13, 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
Shandong Province, China, today announced that on July 7, two premium European frozen food
manufacturers and distributors, Crop's NV ("Crop's") and Findus
Company ("Findus") conducted a successful factory inspection and
signed a 200 ton export order for frozen strawberries and
asparagus.
Crop's is a well-known Belgium
frozen fruit and vegetable manufacturer. American Lorain's export
order is first made to Crop's, who then supply to Findus, one of
Europe's largest frozen food
manufacturers and distributors, to reach the final consumer market.
As a prerequisite for cooperation, Crop's and Findus conducted a
joint inspection of American Lorain's factory facilities and
production quality controls, which yielded satisfactory results.
Afterwards, American Lorain finalized a 200 ton export order of
frozen strawberry and asparagus. American Lorain was also listed by
Crop's as one of the two suppliers of record for future
cooperation.
American Lorain's Chairman and CEO, Mr. Si Chen, stated, "Crop's
and Findus are both premium European frozen food manufactures.
Crop's alone imported 5,400 tons of frozen fruits and vegetables in
China during 2010. I believe this
recent export order to Crop's further demonstrated the customer's
recognition of American Lorain's quality control standards and
production management, which serves as a solid foundation for next
step cooperation."
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.
About Crop's NV
Crop's N.V. engages in the production and sale of frozen fruits
in Belgium and internationally.
The company offers various fruits, including red, yellow, citrus,
forest, organic, bakery, and mono and mixed fruits, as well as
fruit buffets comprising raspberries, mangoes, apples, bananas,
grapes, oranges, plums, and sour cherries. The company serves
retail, food service, bakery wholesale and industry, drinks and
smoothies, and general wholesale sectors. Crop's N.V. was founded
in 1977 and has 250 employees. For more information, please refer
to www.crops.be.
About Findus Group
The Findus Group is one of Europe's largest frozen food and seafood
companies with leading brands, 6000 employees and over GBP1.1 billion turnover. It is the parent company
of Young's, Findus and The Seafood Company. Findus is the leading
branded frozen food manufacturer in the Nordic region such as
Sweden, Norway and Finland as well as other European regions such
as UK and France. For more
information, please refer to www.findusgroup.com/.
SOURCE American Lorain
Corporation