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 15, 2009

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

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

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

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

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

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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 15, 2009, by the Company.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

    99.1  Press Release dated October 15, 2009 furnished solely for the purpose of incorporation by reference into Items 7.01 and 9.01.

SIGNATURE

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

	MGP Ingredients, Inc.
Date: October 15, 2009	By:	/s/ TIMOTHY W. NEWKIRK Timothy W. Newkirk President and Chief Executive Officer

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

99.1     Press Release dated October 15, 2009, furnished solely for the purpose of incorporation by reference into Items 7.01 and 9.01.

EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

MGP Ingredients to Webcast Annual Meeting October 22, 2009

ATCHISON, Kan., Oct. 15, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MGP Ingredients, Inc. (Nasdaq:MGPI) today announced that the company will host a webcast of its Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held Thursday, October 22, 2009 beginning at 10:00 a.m. (central time) at the Presbyterian Community Center, Atchison, Kansas. Persons may listen to the annual meeting and view a simultaneous presentation live via a link on the homepage of the company's website, www.mgpingredients.com. Interested individuals are encouraged to access the link to the webcast meeting 15 minutes prior to its commencement to ensure the availability of the necessary audio software. An archived edition of the meeting will be available for three months following the meeting via the same link.

The meeting will include a welcome and comments from John Speirs, Chairman of MGPI's Board of Directors, followed by a presentation by Tim Newkirk, president and chief executive officer. The presentation will include a review of fiscal 2009 financial highlights and a report on strategic business transformation actions and objectives.

In business since 1941, MGP Ingredients, Inc. is a recognized pioneer in the development and production of value-added, grain-based starches, proteins and food grade alcohol products for the branded packaged goods industry. The Company has facilities in Atchison, Kan., Pekin, Ill., and Onaga, Kan. that are equipped with the latest technologies to assure high quality products and to maintain efficient production and service capabilities.

CONTACT:  MGP Ingredients, Inc.
          Steve Pickman
          Marta Myers
          913-367-1480