ZHONGPIN INC. : to Host Third Quarter 2012 Earnings Conference Call on Friday, November 9, 2012 at 8 am EST

BEIJING and CHANGGE, China, Oct. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Zhongpin Inc. ("Zhongpin," Nasdaq: HOGS), a leading meat and food processing company in the People's Republic of China, today announced that it will host its third quarter 2012 earnings conference call and live webcast at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (New York) on Friday, November 9, 2012, which is also 9:00 p.m. in China and Hong Kong on the same day.

The dial-in details for the live conference call are:

    1 866 549 1292    U.S. toll free
    1 800 356 465     Australia local
    1 866 869 1825    Canada toll free
    800 876 8626       China mainland toll free land
                       line
    400 681 6949      China mainland toll free mobile
    400 889 9481      China mainland toll free mobile
    8088 6026         Denmark toll free
    0805 632 002      France toll free
    3005 2050         Hong Kong local
    180 921 4963      Israel toll free
    005 3112 1852     Japan toll free
    8002 7188         Luxembourg toll free
    0800 022 0733     Netherlands toll free
    800 120 5959      Singapore local
    900 941 847       Spain toll free
    0800 279 7818     United Kingdom toll free
    1 866 549 1292    United States toll free
    [phone]    International dial-in toll call

    326 957#          Participant access code

The live webcast and archive of the conference call will be available on the Investor Relations section of Zhongpin's website at http://www.zpfood.com.

A telephone replay of the call will be available after the conclusion of the conference call through 8:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, November 23, 2012. The dial-in details for the telephone replay are:

    1 866 753 0743    U.S. toll free
    1800 792 965      Australia toll free
    1 866 518 1652    Canada toll free
    800 876 5016       China mainland toll free land
                       line
    808 86 774        Denmark toll free
    0800 901 585      France toll free
    3005 2020         Hong Kong local
    0053 1121 925     Japan toll free
    800 852 3586      Singapore toll free
    0808 234 7126     United Kingdom toll free
    1 866 753 0743    United States toll free
    [phone]    International toll call

    145 136#          Conference reference

About Zhongpin

Zhongpin Inc. is a leading meat and food processing company that specializes in pork and pork products, vegetables, and fruits in China. Its distribution network in China covers 20 provinces plus Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Chongqing. As of June 30, 2012, its customers included 140 international and domestic fast food companies, 139 processing factories, 1,409 school cafeterias, factory canteens, hotels, army bases, and government departments, and 3,442 retail outlets. Zhongpin's export markets include Europe, Hong Kong, and other countries in Asia.

Of Zhongpin's second quarter 2012 sales revenues, wholesalers and distributors accounted for 42%, restaurants and food services were 30%, retail channels were 26%, and exports were 2%.

For more information about Zhongpin, please visit Zhongpin's website at http://www.zpfood.com.

For more information, please contact:

Zhongpin Inc.

Mr. Sterling Song (English and Chinese)
Director of Investor Relations
Telephone [phone], extension 106 in Beijing
[e-mail]

Mr. Warren (Feng) Wang (English and Chinese)
Chief Financial Officer
Telephone [phone] in Beijing
[e-mail]

Christensen

Mr. Victor Kuo (English and Chinese)
Telephone [phone] in Beijing
[e-mail]

Mr. Tom Myers (English)
Telephone [phone] in Beijing
[e-mail]

SOURCE Zhongpin Inc.