Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

American Lorain Corporation Reports Results
for the First Quarter 2010

JUNAN COUNTY, China, May 13, 2010--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 financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2010.

First Quarter 2010 Highlights

• Revenue reaches $24.6 million, up 15.8% from Q1 2009
• Convenience foods sales increased 586.0% year over year
• Operating income was $3.3 million, up 10.6% from Q1 2009
• Net income was $1.86 million, up 6% from Q1 2009
• Earnings per diluted share was $0.07 based on 26.7 million diluted weighted average shares outstanding on March 31, 2010.

“The growth of our convenience food sales is evidence of the diversification strategy we implemented for our Company,” said Chairman Si Chen of American Lorain. “Our nearly six-fold revenue increase in sales from our convenience food segment during the first quarter confirms the growth potential of our lunch box, cold dish and bean products. These products are part of a multi-billion dollar packaged foods market in China. While our traditional chestnut revenues account for a significant percentage of our revenues and supplier relationships, we plan to leverage our expertise in processed and packaged foods to introduce new products through a large and growing distributor and customer base we have built over the last 15 years in China. Our goal is to become one of the premier packaged foods manufacturers in China in the next three to five years.”

First Quarter 2010 Results

Revenues in the first quarter of 2010 reached $24.6 million, an increase of 15.8% over the prior year. Growth was driven by sales of Lorain®-branded convenience foods which accounted for 28.9% of total revenues in the first quarter of 2010 compared to 4.9% in the first quarter of 2009. American Lorain produces 113 convenience foods in three core categories; ready to heat and eat lunch box foods, pickled cold dish vegetables in single serving packages and whole bean products packaged in a variety of flavors. Convenience foods yielded revenues of $7.1 million in the first quarter of 2010, a $6.1 million or 586.0% increase, from $1.0 million in the first quarter of 2009.

American Lorain’s core product line, chestnuts and chestnut-based snack foods, accounted for approximately 52.8% of revenues for the quarter, and increased 2.2% quarter over quarter. Due to the timing of Chinese New Year in 2010, domestic sales of chestnuts in the first quarter were relatively flat year over year as a majority of American Lorain’s distributors took inventory positions in the fourth quarter of 2009 in preparation for January 2010 sales to their customers. Sales benefited from exports to Korea and Japan in the first quarter of 2010 and indicated that American Lorain’s key export markets in northeast Asia are rebounding after a soft year in 2009. In the coming quarters, American Lorain sees higher demand for its traditional chestnut product line along with additional sales revenues being generated by frozen chestnut summer promotions in Beijing and Chongqing. On May 3^rd, American Lorain detailed a summer promotion of frozen chestnuts for sales at Lorain®-branded counters which is expected to contribute approximately $3.6 million in revenues in 2010.

Frozen foods sold primarily to select export markets in Europe and wholesale customers like Yums! Foods in China contributed approximately 18.4% in revenues for the quarter compared to 35.3% in the first quarter of 2009. American Lorain will continue servicing its frozen food customers as part of a broader marketing strategy and in response to a highly competitive environment in which the Company is not actively seeking new customers. American Lorain uses mostly outsourced, third party manufacturing facilities for its frozen foods and maintains limited production exposure and contractual obligations in this segment.

Gross profits for the quarter were $5.7 million, an increase of 10.9% from the same period in 2009. Gross margins were 23.3% in the first quarter of 2010 compared to 24.4 % in the first quarter of 2009. The sales mix of products sold by American Lorain contributes to the blended margins the Company reports in any given quarter. Gross profit margins by product segment are 25-28% for chestnuts, 22-24% for convenience foods and 16-18% for frozen foods. The increase in revenues from the convenience food segment contributed to a slight decrease in blended gross profit margins for the quarter.

Operating income for the quarter increased 10.6% to $3.3 million, with operating margin of 13.6%, versus $3.0 million with operating margin of 14.2% in the first quarter of 2009. Sales, marketing and general and administrative expenses for the first quarter of 2010 were $2.4 million versus $2.2 million the first quarter of 2009.

Net income for the quarter was $1.86 million, an increase of 6.0% from $1.76 million in the same period in 2009. American Lorain’s blended tax rate was 24.9% for the quarter ended March 31, 2010, compared to 23.4% for the corresponding quarter in 2009. Earnings per share was $0.07 based on 26.7 million diluted weighted average shares versus $0.07 in the first quarter of 2009 based on 25.2 million diluted shares.

Financial Condition

As of March 31, 2010, the Company had $8.5 million in cash compared to $12.1 million at the end of 2009. Working capital was $51.8 million on March 31, 2010. Accounts receivable were $20.2 million, compared to $23.0 million as of December 31, 2009, with corresponding DSO’s in 2010 decreasing to 74 days versus 98 days in the same period in 2009. Current liabilities were $47.4 million compared to $46.8 million at the end of 2009. Shareholder’s Equity was $97.0 million, a 2.4 % increase from $94.7 million as of December 31, 2009. The Company had $35.5 million in short term loans which will be used for working capital requirements during the year on March 31, 2010 with a weighted average interest rate of 7.1% .

Recent Highlights

• In April of 2010, The Company announced that 550 7-Eleven convenience stores in Guangzhou, China began selling Lorain®-branded "Lunch Box" products
• In May of 2010, American Lorain announced that it began promoting sales of open bottom frozen chestnuts at Lorain®-branded retail food counters in 40 locations which it plans to expand to 70 in Beijing and Chongqing, and are expected to generate total annual revenue of $3.6 million a year

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About American Lorain Corporation

American Lorain Corporation is a Nevada corporation that develops, manufactures and sells various food products. The Company's products include chestnut products, convenience food products and frozen food products. The Company currently sells over 230 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 further information about American Lorain Corporation, please visit the Company's website at http://www.americanlorain.com .