8-K

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

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) June 18, 2004

MGP Ingredients, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

KANSAS	0-17196	48-0531200
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
incorporation)	File Number)

1300 Main Street
Box 130
Atchison, Kansas 66002
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(913) 367-1480
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Item 7. Exhibits

99.1 Press Release dated June 18, 2004, furnished solely for the purposes of incorporation by reference into Item 9 herein.

Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.

         Attached as Exhibit 99.1 and furnished solely for the purposes of incorporation into this Item 9, is a press release which was issued on June 18, 2004, by MGP Ingredients, Inc.

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 hereunto duly authorized.

	MGP INGREDIENTS, INC.
Date: June 18, 2004	By:/s/ Laidacker M. Seaberg
	Laidacker M. Seaberg       President and Chief Executive Officer

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

99.1 Press Release dated June 18, 2004, furnished solely for the purposes of incorporation by reference into Item 9 herein.

EX-99

1300 Main Street, P.O. Box 130 • Atchiston, Kansas 66002-0130
913.367.1480 • 800.255.0302 • Fax 913.367.0192
www.mgpingredients.com • Symbol/Market: MGPI/NASDAQ NEWS  
RELEASE

Contact:  Steve Pickman at 913-367-1480

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MGPI FILES PATENT INFRINGEMENT SUIT
AGAINST MANILDRA MILLING

         ATCHISON, Kan., June 18, 2004 — MGP Ingredients, Inc. (MGPI/Nasdaq) announced today that it has filed an action in the Kansas U.S. District Court alleging patent infringement against Manildra Milling Corporation. The action was filed following Manildra’s recent announcement that it would soon begin offering a new resistant wheat starch referred to as GemStar R70. MGPI’s complaint alleges that Manildra’s actions infringe on a patent relating to food grade starches resistant to alpha-amylase degradation that has been exclusively licensed to MGPI. MGPI is seeking an injunction and a triple damage award.

         Regarding the lawsuit, Ladd Seaberg, president and chief executive officer of MGPI, commented, “this is a very important patent to MGPI. We produce and market our MGPI FiberStar™ line of ingredients under it. We intend to protect our patent rights.”

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