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) October 22, 2004

MGP Ingredients, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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

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)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

         Attached as Exhibit 99.1, and incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference, is a press release which was issued on October 21, 2004, by the Company.

         An investors’ conference call will take place at 10:00 a.m. central standard time on Tuesday, November 9, 2004. The Company’s senior management will discuss the Company’s fiscal 2005 first quarter financial results and certain forward looking information during the conference call. Interested persons may listen to the conference call via telephone by dialing (800) 322-0079 by 9:50 a.m., or access it on the Internet at www.mgpingredients.com.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)   Exhibits.

99.1 Press Release dated October 21, 2004, furnished solely for the purpose of incorporation by reference into Items 7.01 and 9.01.

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: October 22, 2004	By:/s/ Brian Cahill
	Brian Cahill       Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

99.1 Press Release dated October 21, 2004, furnished solely for the purpose of incorporation by reference into Items 7.01 and 9.01.

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

MGP Ingredients, Inc. Schedules First Quarter FY 2005
Financial Release Date, Conference Call

         ATCHISON, Kan., October 21, 2004 – MGP Ingredients, Inc. will report its fiscal 2005 first quarter financial results following the close of the market on Monday, November 8, to be followed by an investor conference call on Tuesday, November 9, at 10 a.m. central time.

         Participating in the conference call will be Ladd Seaberg, President and Chief Executive Officer; 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 first quarter results.

         Stockholders and other interested persons may listen to the conference call via telephone by dialing (800) 322-0079 by 9:50 a.m. central time on November 9, 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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