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) August 3, 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 August 3, 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 August 3, 2004, by MGP Ingredients, Inc.

         An investors’ conference call will take place at 10:00 a.m. central standard time on Thursday, August 5, 2004. The Company’s senior management will discuss the Company’s fourth quarter results and certain forward looking information during the conference call. Interested persons may listen to the conference call via telephone by dialing (888) 417-2310 before 9:55 a.m., or access it on the Internet at www.mgpingredients.com.

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: August 3, 2004	By:/s/ Laidacker M. Seaberg
	Laidacker M. Seaberg       President and Chief Executive Officer

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

99.1 Press Release dated August 3, 2004, furnished solely for the purposes of incorporation by reference into Item 9 herein.

EX-99

1300 Main Street, P.O. Box 130 • Atchison, 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

MGP Ingredients, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter 2004
Financial Results, Holds Conference Call on Thursday

         ATCHISON, Kan., August 3, 2004 – MGP Ingredients, Inc. will report its fiscal 2004 fourth quarter financial results prior to the opening of the market on Thursday, August 5, to be followed by an investor conference call on the same day at 10 a.m. central time.

         Participating in the conference call will be Ladd Seaberg, President and Chief Executive Officer; Steve Pickman, Vice President of Corporate Communications; Brian Cahill, Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer; and Mike Trautschold, Executive Vice President of Marketing and Sales. They will review the company’s fourth quarter results.

         Stockholders and other interested persons may listen to the conference call via telephone by dialing (888) 417-2310 before 9:55 a.m. central time on August 5, or access it on the Internet at www.mgpingredients.com.

         In business for more than half a century, MGP Ingredients, Inc. is a recognized pioneer in the development and production of natural grain-based products. The company has facilities in Atchison, Kan., Pekin, Ill., and Kansas City, Kan. that utilize the latest technologies to assure high quality products and to maintain efficient production and service capabilities.

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