Planet Green Holdings Corp. - Quarter Report: 2008 March (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)
 

Q     QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 For the quarterly period ended: March 31, 2008

£     TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 

Commission File No. 0-31619

AMERICAN LORAIN CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Beihuan Zhong Road

Junan County

Shandong, China 276600

(Address of principal executive offices)

(86) 539-7318818

(Issuer's telephone number)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. 

Yes Q                          No£

Table of Contents

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AMERICAN LORAIN CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
AT MARCH 31, 2008 AND DECEMBER 31, 2007
(Stated in US Dollars)

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AMERICAN LORAIN CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008 AND 2007
(Stated in US Dollars)

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AMERICAN LORAIN CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008 AND 2007
(Stated in US Dollars)

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American Lorain Corporation (the "Company" or "ALC") is a Delaware corporation incorporated on February 4, 1986. From inception through May 3, 2007, the Company did not engage in any active business operations other than in search and evaluation of potential business opportunity to become an acquiree of a reverse-merger deal.

International Lorain Holding Inc. ("ILH") is a Cayman Islands company incorporated on August 4, 2006 and was until May 3, 2007 wholly-owned by Mr. Hisashi Akazawa. Through restructuring and acquisition in 2006, the Company presently has two direct wholly-owned subsidiaries, Junan Hongrun and Luotian Lorain, and one indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary through Junan Hongrun, which is Beijing Lorain.

In addition, the Company directly and indirectly has 80.2% ownership of Shandong Lorain. The rest of the 19.8%, which is owned by the State under the name of Shandong Economic Development Investment Co. Ltd., is not included as a part of the Group.

On May 3, 2007, the Company entered into a share exchange agreement with International Lorain Holding Inc. ("ILH") whereby the Company consummated its acquisition of ILH by issuance of 697,663 Series B voting convertible preferred shares to the shareholders of ILH in exchange of 5,099,503 ILH shares. Concurrently on May 3, 2007, the Company also entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain investors and Mr. Hisashi Akazawa and Mr. Si Chen (each a "beneficial owner") whereby the Company issued 319,913 (after reverse-split at 32.84 from 10,508,643) common shares to its shareholders as consideration of the Company’s reverse-merger with Lorain.

The share exchange transaction is referred to hereafter as the "reverse-merger transaction." The share exchange transaction has been accounted for as a recapitalization of ALC where the Company (the legal acquirer) is considered the accounting acquiree and ILH (the acquiree) is considered the accounting acquirer. As a result of this transaction, the Company is deemed to be a continuation of the business of ILH.

Accordingly, the accompanying consolidated financial statements are those of the accounting acquirer, ILH. The historical stockholders’ equity of the accounting acquirer prior to the share exchange has been retroactively restated as if the share exchange transaction occurred as of the beginning of the first period presented. See also Note 14 Capitalization.

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The Company develops, manufactures, and sells convenience foods (such as cut fruit and premixed salads, which are known as lightly processed; Ready-to-Cook (or "RTC") meals; Ready-to-Eat (or "RTE") meals and Meals Ready-to-Eat (or "MRE"); chestnut products; and frozen, canned, and bulk foods, in hundreds of varieties. The Company operates through indirect Chinese subsidiaries. The products are sold in 19 provinces and administrative regions in China and 23 foreign countries. Food products are categorized into three types: (1) chestnut products, (2) convenience food, and (3) frozen, canned, and bulk food.

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The Company maintains its general ledger and journals with the accrual method accounting for financial reporting purposes. The financial statements and notes are representations of management. Accounting policies adopted by the Company conform to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America and have been consistently applied in the presentation of financial statements, which are compiled on the accrual basis of accounting.

The consolidated financial statements, which include the Company and its subsidiaries, are compiled in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated. The consolidated financial statements include 100% of assets, liabilities, and net income or loss of those wholly-owned subsidiaries; ownership interests of minority investors are recorded as minority interests.

As of March 31, 2008, the detailed identities of the consolidating subsidiaries are as follows: -

The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Management makes these estimates using the best information available at the time the estimates are made; however, actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

The Company’s operations are conducted in the PRC. Accordingly, the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations may be influenced by the political, economic and legal environment in the PRC, and by the general state of the PRC economy.

The Company’s operations in the PRC are subject to special considerations and significant risks not typically associated with companies in North America and Western Europe. These include risks associated with, among others, the political, economic and legal environment and foreign currency exchange. The Company’s results may be adversely affected by changes in the political and social conditions in the PRC, and by changes in governmental policies with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures, currency conversion, remittances abroad, and rates and methods of taxation, among other things.

Lease prepayments represent the cost of land use rights in the PRC. Land use rights are carried at cost and amortized on a straight-line basis over the period of rights of 50 years.

Plant and equipment are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is provided over their estimated useful lives, using the straight-line method. Estimated useful lives of the plant and equipment are as follows:

The cost and related accumulated depreciation of assets sold or otherwise retired are eliminated from the accounts and any gain or loss is included in the statement of income. The cost of maintenance and repairs is charged to income as incurred, whereas significant renewals and betterments are capitalized.

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AMERICAN LORAIN CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Stated in US Dollars)
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008 AND 2007

The long-lived assets held and used by the Company are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of assets may not be recoverable. It is reasonably possible that these assets could become impaired as a result of technology or other industry changes. Determination of recoverability of assets to be held and used is by comparing the carrying amount of an asset to future net undiscounted cash flows to be generated by the assets.

If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets.

Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell. During the reporting years, there was no impairment loss.

Construction in progress represents direct costs of construction or acquisition and design fees incurred. Capitalization of these costs ceases and the construction in progress is transferred to plant and equipment when substantially all the activities necessary to prepare the assets for their intended use are completed. No depreciation is provided until it is completed and ready for intended use.

The Company classifies its equity securities into trading or available-for-sale. Trading securities are bought and held principally for the purpose of selling them in the near term. All securities not included in trading securities are classified as available-for-sale.

Trading and available-for-sale securities are recorded at fair value. Unrealized holding gains and losses on trading securities are included in the net income. Unrealized holding gains and losses, net of the related tax effect, on available for sale securities are excluded from net income and are reported as a separate component of other comprehensive income until realized. Realized gains and losses from the sale of available-for-sale securities are determined on a specific-identification basis.

A decline in the market value of any available-for-sale security below cost that is deemed to be other-than-temporary results in a reduction in carrying amount to fair value. The impairment is charged as an expense to the statement of income and comprehensive income and a new cost basis for the security is established. To determine whether impairment is other-than-temporary, the Company considers whether it has the ability and intent to hold the investment until a market price recovery and considers whether evidence indicating the cost of the investment is recoverable outweighs evidence to the contrary. Evidence considered in this assessment includes the reasons for the impairment, the severity and duration of the impairment, changes in value subsequent to year end, and forecasted performance of the investee.

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Premiums and discounts are amortized or accreted over the life of the related available-for-sale security as an adjustment to yield using the effective-interest method. Dividend and interest income are recognized when earned.

Inventories consisting of finished goods and raw materials are stated at the lower of cost or market value. Finished goods are comprised of direct materials, direct labor and an appropriate proportion of overhead.

Trade receivables are recognized and carried at the original invoice amount less allowance for any uncollectible amounts. An estimate for doubtful accounts is made when collection of the full amount is no longer probable. Bad debts are written off as incurred.

Customer deposits were received from customers in connection with orders of products to be delivered in future periods.

The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

All advertising costs are expensed as incurred.

All shipping and handling are expensed as incurred.

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All research and development costs are expensed as incurred.

Retirement benefits in the form of contributions under defined contribution retirement plans to the relevant authorities are charged to the pro forma consolidated statement of income as incurred.

The Company accounts for income tax using an asset and liability approach and allows for recognition of deferred tax benefits in future years. Under the asset and liability approach, deferred taxes are provided for the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. A valuation allowance is provided for deferred tax assets if it is more likely than not these items will either expire before the Company is able to realize their benefits, or that future realization is uncertain.

The accompanying financial statements are presented in United States dollars. The functional currency of the Company is the Renminbi (RMB). The financial statements are translated into United States dollars from RMB at year-end exchange rates as to assets and liabilities and average exchange rates as to revenues and expenses. Capital accounts are translated at their historical exchange rates when the capital transactions occurred.

The RMB is not freely convertible into foreign currency and all foreign exchange transactions must take place through authorized institutions. No representation is made that the RMB amounts could have been, or could be, converted into US$ at the rates used in translation.

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AMERICAN LORAIN CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Stated in US Dollars)
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008 AND 2007

The Company's revenue recognition policies are in compliance with Staff accounting bulletin (SAB) 104. Sales revenue is recognized at the date of shipment to customers when a formal arrangement exists, the price is fixed or determinable, the delivery is completed, no other significant obligations of the Company exist and collectibility is reasonably assured. Payments received before all of the relevant criteria for revenue recognition are satisfied are recorded as unearned revenue.

The Company's revenue consists of invoiced value of goods, net of a value-added tax (VAT). No product return or sales discount allowance is made as products delivered and accepted by customers are normally not returnable and sales discount is normally not granted after products are delivered.

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the sum of the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding and dilutive potential ordinary shares during the years. During the periods ended March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, no dilutive potential ordinary shares were issued.

The Company computes earnings per share ("EPS") in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, "Earnings per share" ("SFAS No. 128"), and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 98 ("SAB 98"). SFAS No. 128 requires companies with complex capital structures to present basic and diluted EPS. Basic EPS is measured as the income or loss available to common shareholders divided by the weighted average common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS is similar to basic EPS but presents the dilutive effect on a per share basis of potential common shares (e.g., convertible securities, options, and warrants) as if they had been converted at the beginning of the periods presented, or issuance date, if later. Potential common shares that have an anti-dilutive effect (i.e., those that increase income per share or decrease loss per share) are excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS.

Liabilities for loss contingencies arising from claims, assessments, litigation, fines and penalties and other sources are recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the assessment can be reasonably estimated.

Comprehensive income is defined to include all changes in equity except those resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Among other disclosures, all items that are required to be recognized under current accounting standards as components of comprehensive income are required to be reported in a financial statement that is presented with the same prominence as other financial statements. The Company’s current component of other comprehensive income is the foreign currency translation adjustment.

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AMERICAN LORAIN CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Stated in US Dollars)
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008 AND 2007

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, "The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities – Including an Amendment of SFAS 115" (SFAS No. 159), which allows for the option to measure financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected are reported in earnings. The objective of SFAS 159 is to provide opportunities to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply hedge accounting provisions. SFAS 159 also establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between companies that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities. This statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 141 (revised 2007), Business Combinations, (‘‘SFAS 141(R)’’). SFAS 141(R) retains the fundamental requirements of the original pronouncement requiring that the purchase method be used for all business combinations, but also provides revised guidance for recognizing and measuring identifiable assets and goodwill acquired and liabilities assumed arising from contingencies, the capitalization of in-process research and development at fair value, and the expensing of acquisition-related costs as incurred. SFAS 141(R) is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. In the event that the Company completes acquisitions subsequent to its adoption of SFAS 141 (R), the application of its provisions will likely have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations, although the Company is not currently able to estimate that impact.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements an amendment of ARB No. 51. SFAS 160 requires that ownership interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent (previously referred to as minority interests), and the amount of consolidated net income, be clearly identified, labeled and presented in the consolidated financial statements. It also requires once a subsidiary is deconsolidated, any retained noncontrolling equity investment in the former subsidiary be initially measured at fair value. Sufficient disclosures are required to clearly identify and distinguish between the interests of the parent and the interests of the noncontrolling owners as components of equity. It is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and requires retroactive adoption of the presentation and disclosure requirements for existing minority interests. All other requirements are applied prospectively. The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS 160 to have a material impact on its financial condition or results of operations.

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AMERICAN LORAIN CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Stated in US Dollars)
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008 AND 2007

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RESTRICTED CASH

Restricted Cash represents interest bearing deposits placed with banks to secure banking facilities in the form of loans and notes payable. The restriction of funds is based on time. The funds that collateralize loans are held for 60 days in savings account that pay interest at the prescribed national daily savings account rate. For funds that underline notes payable, the cash is deposited in six month time deposits that pay interest at the national time deposit rate.

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TRADE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

The Company offers credit terms of between 90 to 180 days to most of their international distributors and between 30 to 90 days for most of their domestic distributors.

Inventories at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 consisted of the following:

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AMERICAN LORAIN CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Stated in US Dollars)
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008 AND 2007

6.

PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant, and equipment at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 consisted of the following:

Construction in progress mainly comprises capital expenditures for construction of the Company’s new corporate campus, including offices, factories, and staff dormitories. Capital commitments for the construction are immaterial for the periods disclosed above.

Biological Assets are chestnut tree investments in the development of agricultural operations, which have not been the significant source of the raw materials needed for the Company’s operations to date.

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LAND USE RIGHTS, NET

Land Use Rights at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2008 consisted of the following: -

Land use rights represent the prepaid land use right. The PRC government owns the land on which the Company’s corporate campus is being constructed.

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SHORT-TERM DEBTS

The loans, which are denominated in the functional currency Renminbi (RMB), were primarily obtained for general working capital.

All overdue loans were extended by its financial institution.

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AMERICAN LORAIN CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Stated in US Dollars)
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008 AND 2007

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NOTES PAYABLE

The notes payable, which are denominated in the functional currency of Renminbi, at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, are presented in US dollars as follows:

All overdue notes were extended by its financial institution.

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LONG-TERM DEBTS

Interest expenses for long-term debt were $6,007 and $687 for the period ended March 31, 2008 and the year ended December 31, 2007.

The Loan from Agricultural Development Luotian Government is due in full at December 11, 2010. There is no current portion at December 31, 2007.

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Minority interests represent the 19.8% equity of Shangdong Lorain held by a state-owned enterprise, Shandong Economic Development Investment Corporation.

As a result of the reverse-merger on May 3, 2007 involving an exchange of shares, the total number of 24,923,178 shares of the Company’s common stock issued and outstanding at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 as depicted in the following table: -

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All of the Group’s income before income taxes and related tax expenses are from PRC sources. In accordance with the relevant tax laws and regulations of PRC, the corporation income tax rate was 33% for all periods before December 31, 2007. However, also in accordance with the relevant taxation laws in the PRC, some of the subsidiaries of the Group are eligible for tax exemption. In particular, from the time that a company has its first profitable tax year, the company is exempt from corporate income tax for its first two year and is then entitled to a 50% tax reduction for the succeeding three year. Actual income tax expenses reported in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income differ from the amounts computed by applying the PRC statutory income tax rate of 33% to income before income tax for the period from August 4, 2006 (date of incorporation) to December 31, 2007, and 25% for periods thereafter, for the following reasons: -

Effective January 1, 2008, PRC government implemented a new 25% tax rate across the board for all enterprises regardless of whether domestic or foreign enterprise without any tax holiday which is defined as "two-year exemption followed by three-year half exemption" hitherto enjoyed by taxpayers. As a result of the new tax law of a standard 15% tax rate, tax holidays terminated as of December 31, 2007. However, PRC government has established a set of transition rules to allow enterprises that already started tax holidays before January 1, 2008, to continue enjoying the tax holidays until being fully utilized.

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Based on the background of each constituent of our group, the income tax rates applicable to the four constituents for 2007, 2008, and 2009 are depicted in the following table.

Sales by categories of product at March 31, as follow: -

On March 13, 2008, the Company hired CCG Elite to provide communications related to the Company’s operating performance and financial position to its various stakeholders.

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Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Information

Certain statements contained in this quarterly filing, including, without limitation, statements containing the words "believes", "anticipates", "expects" and words of similar import, constitute forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

Such factors include, among others, the following: international, national and local general economic and market conditions: demographic changes; the ability of the Company to sustain, manage or forecast its growth; the ability of the Company to successfully make and integrate acquisitions; raw material costs and availability; new product development and introduction; existing government regulations and changes in, or the failure to comply with, government regulations; adverse publicity; competition; the loss of significant customers or suppliers; fluctuations and difficulty in forecasting operating results; changes in business strategy or development plans; business disruptions; the ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; the ability to protect technology; and other factors referenced in this and previous filings.

Given these uncertainties, readers of this Form 10-Q and investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. The Company disclaims any obligation to update any such factors or to publicly announce the result of any revisions to any of the forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect future events or developments.

We are a Delaware corporation that was incorporated on February 4, 1986 and we are headquartered in Shandong Province, China. From our inception in 1986 until May 3, 2007, when we completed a recapitalization transaction with Lorain Holding which was incorporated in the Cayman Islands in August 2006, we were a blank check company and did not engage in active business operations other than our search for, and evaluation of, potential business opportunities for acquisition or participation.

As an integrated food manufacturing company, our products mix varies by season. We develop, manufacture and sell chestnut products, convenience foods (foods like cut fruit and premixed salads, which are known as lightly processed, our convenience foods include ready-to-cook (or RTC) meals, ready-to-eat (or RTE) meals and meals ready-to-eat (or MREs)), and frozen, canned and bulk foods, in hundreds of varieties. We operate through our indirect Chinese subsidiaries. Our production activities are in China and we derive most of our revenue from sales in China, Japan and Korea. In 2007, we expanded our sales in Europe and Middle East, and continued to have robust development in these markets. Our products are sold in 23 provinces and administrative regions in China and 42 foreign countries.

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American Lorain Corporation owns 100% of Lorain Holding. Lorain Holding presently has two direct, wholly-owned Chinese operating subsidiaries, Luotian Lorain and Junan Hongrun, one indirect wholly-owned operating subsidiary, Beijing Lorain, and one majority-owned subsidiary, Shandong Lorain, which is 80.2% owned by us (with Shandong Economic Development Investment Co. Ltd. owning the remaining 19.8% interest). Shandong Lorain was formed in 1995; Junan Hongrun was formed in 2002, and Luotian Lorain and Beijing Lorain were both formed in 2003. We sometimes refer to these four Chinese operating subsidiaries as the Lorain Group Companies. Below is an organizational chart showing our ownership of the Lorain Group Companies:

On May 3, 2007, we completed a recapitalization of Lorain Holding through a share exchange with Lorain Holding’s former stockholders. Upon completion of the recapitalization, Lorain Holding became our wholly-owned direct subsidiary and we have assumed indirect ownership of the business operations and strategy of Lorain Holding and its Chinese subsidiaries. On July 17, 2007, we changed our name from "Millennium Quest, Inc." to "American Lorain Corporation" to better reflect our new business plan and strategy.

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Acquisition of Lorain Holding and Our Related Equity Financing Transaction

On April 10, 2007, Millennium Quest, Inc. (which would later become our corporate parent and change its name to American Lorain Corporation) completed the sale of an aggregate of 100,000 restricted shares of its Series A Preferred Stock to HFI for a cash purchase price of $455,000 pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement entered into between Millennium Quest, Inc. and HFI dated as of April 5, 2007. The Series A Preferred Stock issued was entitled to 428.56 votes per share and represented approximately 90% of the capital stock and voting control of the Company as of the date of such acquisition.

Through the recapitalization of Lorain Holding we acquired all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Lorain Holding, which became our wholly-owned subsidiary, and in exchange for that capital stock we issued to the former stockholders of Lorain Holding 697,663 shares of our Series B Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, which were subsequently converted into 16,307,872 shares of our common stock on July 17, 2007, immediately following the effectiveness of an amendment to our charter that, among other things, increased the number of our authorized shares of common stock from 20,000,000 to 200,000,000. Upon the consummation of the recapitalization, the former stockholders of Lorain Holding became our controlling stockholders.

Upon the closing of the recapitalization, Timothy P. Halter, our former sole director and officer, submitted his resignation letter pursuant to which he resigned from all offices of American Lorain that he held effective immediately and from his position as our director that became effective on May 13, 2007, the tenth day following the mailing by us of an information statement to our stockholders that complies with the requirements of Section 14f-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Si Chen, our Chairman, was appointed as our director and Chairman at the closing of the recapitalization of Lorain Holding and Mr. Chen became the sole director on the board of the directors on May 13, 2007, when Mr. Halter’s resignation from the board became effective.

Contemporaneous with the recapitalization, we also completed a private placement transaction in which we issued and sold to accredited investors 604,674 shares of our Series B Voting Convertible Preferred Stock for gross proceeds of approximately $19.8 million. These shares of Series B Voting Convertible Preferred Stock were converted into 6,990,401 shares of our common stock. The conversion took place at the effective time of an amendment to our certificate of incorporation that, among other things, increased the number of shares of our authorized common stock from 20,000,000 to 200,000,000. We had to increase our authorized common stock so that there would be enough shares of authorized common stock available for issuance upon conversion of our Series B Voting Convertible Preferred Stock.

In connection with the private placement mentioned above, our majority stockholder, Mr. Akazawa, entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement and make good escrow agreement with the private placement investors (the "SPA Agreement" and the "Make Good Escrow Agreement", respectively). Pursuant to the Make Good Escrow Agreement, Mr. Akazawa agreed to certain "make good" provisions. In the Make Good Escrow Agreement, we established minimum after tax net income thresholds of $9.266 million for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007 and $12.956 million for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008, and provided that the minimum after tax net income thresholds for the fiscal year 2007 or for the fiscal year 2008 were not achieved, then the investors would be entitled to receive additional shares of our common stock based upon a pre-defined formula agreed to between the investors and Mr. Akazawa. Mr. Akazawa deposited a total of 302,365 shares of our Series B Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, which have subsequently been converted into 14,134,254 shares of our common stock, into escrow with Securities Transfer Corporation under the Make Good Escrow Agreement.

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Pursuant to Section 5 of the Make Good Escrow Agreement, since the minimum after tax net income threshold for the fiscal year 2007 was achieved, Mr. Akazawa will be entitled to receive back the 2007 make good escrow shares (as defined in the SPA Agreement) deposited with the Securities Transfer Corporation.

Pursuant to Section 5 of the SPA Agreement, the term "after-tax net income" is defined to mean the after-tax net income of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied; provided in the event that the release of the 2007 Make Good Shares to the Investors or the Beneficial Owners is deemed to be an expense or deduction from revenues/income of the Company for the applicable year, as required under GAAP, then such expense or deduction shall be excluded for purposes of determining whether or not the 2007 minimum after tax net income threshold has been achieved by the Company.

We do not have any material uncertainties that affect our financial condition as of March 31, 2008.

The following table summarizes the results of our operations during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2008 and ended March 31, 2007 respectively, and provides information regarding the dollar and percentage increase or (decrease) from the three-month period ended March 31, 2007 to the three-month period ended March 31, 2008.

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(All amounts, other than percentages, stated in US dollars)

Net Revenues. Our net revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2008 were $17.43 million, which is approximately $5.53 million or 46% more than net revenues during the same period in 2007, which were $11.90 million. This increase was mainly attributable to increased sales resulting from the continuing advancement of our marketing strategies to enhance our competitive advantages, the significant adjustment of our operation structures, and expansion of our sales markets. In the first quarter of 2008, we have increased our sales in our domestic markets and in the European markets. In some European markets, such as France and Belgium, we have increased our sales volume by more than 100% compared with the same period of last year.

Cost of Goods Sold. Our cost of goods sold, which consists of raw materials, direct labor and manufacturing overhead expenses, was $13.48 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2008, an increase of $4.53 million, or 51%, as compared to $8.95 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2007. This increase was mainly attributable to increased volume of products sold and the increased labor expense.

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Selling and Marketing Expenses. Selling and marketing expenses increased $ 0.49 million, or 391%, to $0.62 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008 from $0.13 million for the same period in 2007. This increase mainly resulted from increased transportation cost for the Corporation’s expanded business.

General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses increased $ 0.18 million, or 51 %, to $0.54 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008 from $0.36 million for the same period of 2007. This increase was mainly attributable to more managing staff’s salary expense and their benefit expenses as the Corporation recruited more staff for its expanded business.

Income Before Income Taxes and Minority Interest. Income before income taxes and minority interest increases $0.33 million, or 17 %, to $2.26 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008 from $1.92 million for the same period of 2007. The increase was primarily attributed to the substantial increase of revenues.

Income Taxes. Income taxes increased $0.06 million, or 18 %, to $ 0.39 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008 from $0.33 million for the same period of 2007. The increase in income taxes was primarily a result of higher income achieved in this period.

We operate through our three directly or indirectly wholly-owned subsidiaries Junan Hongrun, Luotian Lorain, and Beijing Lorain and one majority-owned subsidiary, Shandong Lorain, in which we own 80.2% of the equity (directly and indirectly). As approved by local tax authorities in the PRC, all four companies were granted a "tax holiday" that allows them to be exempt from both the national and local income taxes for the first two profitable years followed by a 50% tax exemption in the next three years. The four companies started to enjoy the preferential tax policy from 2001, 2004, 2006 and 2007 respectively. The table below shows the detailed income tax rate for the four companies.

(1) We are attempting to obtain a tax holiday with respect to Beijing Lorain that would bring our tax rate to 0%, 0% and 15% for Beijing Lorain for the tax years ending December 31, 2007, 2008 and 2009 respectively.

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General

As of March 31, 2008, we had cash and cash equivalents (including restricted cash) of $ 6.26 million. The following table provides detailed information about our net cash flow for all financial statements periods presented in this report.

Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities was $2.85 million for the three months period ended March 31, 2008, which is an decrease of $4.41 million from $7.26 million for the same period of 2007. The decrease of the cash provided by operating activities was primarily a result of the repayment of accounts and other payables in 2008, as compared to the year of 2007.

Investing Activities

Our main uses of cash for investment activities are payments for the acquisition of property, plants and equipment.

Net cash used for investing activities for the three month period ended March 31, 2008 was ($5.48) million, which is a decrease of $7.51 million compared to the same period in 2007. The decrease was primarily due to the purchase of plants and equipment in 2008.

Financing Activities

Loan Facilities

As of March 31, 2008, the amounts and maturity dates for our bank loans were as follows:

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As shown in the above table, we have $0.028 million in loans maturing on or before the end of March 31, 2008.

In past years, including 2007, we financed our operations through net income and bank loans. We have maintained a good relationship with four major national banks in China (International Trust & Investment Co., Ltd., Junan County Construction Bank, Junan County Industrial and Commercial Bank and Junan Agricultural Development Bank) that have provided us with sufficient support of funding through short-term and long-term loan historically. Beginning in 2007, we utilized other national and local banks because of our increased demand for working capital resulting from our substantial growth of business. For instance, we established business relationships with Linyi Commercial Bank that provided US$1.45 million in loans for working capital to purchase raw materials in the three months ended March 31, 2008, which was sufficient to meet our remaining capital needs.

We expect to finance our operations and working capital needs over the remaining months of 2008 from net income and additional financing. We anticipate that sales will continue to increase and that net income will provide a greater contribution to operating cash needs than in past years. We currently plan to finance or refinance approximately US$20 million in order to support the projected expansion of our production in 2008. Currently, we have negotiated loan agreements with Linyi Commercial Bank and certain banks in Junan County for a total of US$3.5 million. We have had negotiations with certain other financial institutions in China (local and national), which have agreed in principle to provide us short-term working capital loans throughout 2008; however no such loan arrangements have been finalized or funded. We can provide no assurance that we will be able to enter into these or any other financing or refinancing on terms favorable to the Company, if at all. We also have no current credit facilities or other lines of credit. If we are unable to complete any such financing or refinancing efforts, our net income may not be sufficient to satisfy our working capital and operating expansion needs in 2008 and our operations and financial condition may be negatively impacted.

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Obligations under Material Contracts

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires our management to make assumptions, estimates and judgments that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements, including the notes thereto, and related disclosures of commitments and contingencies, if any. We consider our critical accounting policies to be those that require the more significant judgments and estimates in the preparation of financial statements, including the following:

Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets – The long-lived assets held and used by the Company are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of assets may not be recoverable. It is reasonably possible that these assets could become impaired as a result of technology or other industry changes. Determination of recoverability of assets to be held and used is by comparing the carrying amount of an asset to future net undiscounted cash flows to be generated by the assets.

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If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell.

During the reporting periods, there was no impairment loss.

Revenue recognition–The Company's revenue recognition policies are in compliance with Staff accounting bulletin (SAB) 104. Sales revenue is recognized at the date of shipment to customers when a formal arrangement exists, the price is fixed or determinable, the delivery is completed, no other significant obligations of the Company exist and collectability is reasonably assured. Payments received before all of the relevant criteria for revenue recognition are satisfied are recorded as unearned revenue.

The Company's revenue consists of invoiced value of goods, net of a value-added tax (VAT). No product return or sales discount allowance is made as products delivered and accepted by customers are normally not returnable and sales discount is normally not granted after products are delivered.

Recent accounting pronouncements

In July 2006, the FASB issued FIN 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109, which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in tax positions. This Interpretation requires that the Company recognizes in its consolidated financial statements the impact of a tax position if that position is more likely than not of being sustained on audit, based on the technical merits of the position. The provisions of FIN 48 are effective for the Company on January 1, 2007, with the cumulative effect of the change in accounting principle, if any, recorded as an adjustment to opening retained earnings.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS 157, Fair Value Measurements, which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 applies under other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements, where fair value is the relevant measurement attribute. The standard does not require any new fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within that fiscal year.

In September 2006, the SEC issued SAB No. 108, which provides guidance on the process of quantifying financial statement misstatements. In SAB No. 108, the SEC staff establishes an approach that requires quantification of financial statement errors, under both the iron-curtain and the roll-over methods, based on the effects of the error on each of the Company’s financial statements and the related financial statement disclosures. SAB No.108 is generally effective for annual financial statements in the first fiscal year ending after November 15, 2006. The transition provisions of SAB No. 108 permits existing public companies to record the cumulative effect in the first year ending after November 15, 2006 by recording correcting adjustments to the carrying values of assets and liabilities as of the beginning of that year with the offsetting adjustment recorded to the opening balance of retained earnings.

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In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, "The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities—Including an Amendment of SFAS 115" (SFAS No. 159), which allows for the option to measure financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected are reported in earnings. The objective of SFAS 159 is to provide opportunities to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply hedge accounting provisions. SFAS 159 also establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between companies that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities. This statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of SFAS No. 159 on our consolidated financial statements.

The Company does not anticipate that the adoption of the above standards will have a material impact on these consolidated financial statements.

Seasonality

Our operating results and operating cash flows historically have been subject to seasonal variations. Our raw materials are mostly fresh agricultural products. Therefore, we are subject to production seasonality by product, though we are able to maintain overall year-round production. Specifically, the main processing season for chestnut products is from the latter half of August to the next January. During the busy season, our chestnut production lines are running with full capacity. Other than this period, we still maintain a small amount of chestnut production by using frozen chestnuts. However, this pattern may change, as a result of new market opportunities or new product introductions.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off-balance arrangements.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

We are exposed to interest rate risk primarily with respect to our short-term bank loans. Although the interest rates are fixed for the terms of the loans, the terms are typically twelve months and interest rates are subject to change upon renewal. Since December 21, 2007, China People’s Bank has increased the interest rate of RMB bank loans with a term of 6 months or less by 0.99%, and loans with a term of 6 to 12 months by 1.35%. The new interest rates are 6.57% and 7.47% for RMB bank loans with a term 6 months or less and loans with a term of 6-12 months, respectively. A hypothetical 1.0% increase in the annual interest rates for all of our credit facilities at March 31, 2008 would decrease net income before provision for income taxes by approximately $0.3 million for the period ended March 31, 2008. Management monitors the banks’ interest rates in conjunction with our cash requirements to determine the appropriate level of debt balances relative to other sources of funds. We have not entered into any hedging transactions in an effort to reduce our exposure to interest rate risk.

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Foreign Exchange Risk

While our reporting currency is the US Dollar, all of our consolidated revenues and consolidated costs and expenses are denominated in Renminbi. All of our assets are denominated in RMB except for cash which is in RMB and Hong Kong Dollars. As a result, we are exposed to foreign exchange risk as our revenues and results of operations may be affected by fluctuations in the exchange rate between US Dollars and RMB. If the RMB depreciates against the US Dollar, the value of our RMB revenues, earnings and assets as expressed in our US Dollar financial statements will decline. We have not entered into any hedging transactions in an effort to reduce our exposure to foreign exchange risk.

Inflation

Inflationary factors such as increases in the cost of our product and overhead costs may adversely affect our operating results. Although we do not believe that inflation has had a material impact on our financial position or results of operations to date, a high rate of inflation in the future may have an adverse effect on our ability to maintain current levels of gross margin and selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of net revenues, if the selling prices of our products do not increase with these increased costs.

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including to our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

As required by Rule 13a-15 and Rule 15d-15 promulgated under the Exchange Act, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2008. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that as of March 31, 2008, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to satisfy the objectives for which they are intended.

No change occurred in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and Rule 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act) during the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2008 that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

From time to time, we have disputes that arise in the ordinary course of business. Currently, there are no material legal proceedings to which we are a party, or to which any of our property is subject.

There have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in Item 1A Risk Factors of Part 1included in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

There were no unregistered sales of equity securities during the quarter ended March 31, 2008.

There were no defaults upon senior securities.

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

No matters were submitted to a vote of our security holders during the quarter ended March 31, 2008.

None.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

EXHIBITS.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date: May 16, 2008

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