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 29, 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 29, 2009, by the Company.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 Press Release dated October 29, 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 29, 2009	By:	/s/ TIMOTHY W. NEWKIRK Timothy W. Newkirk President and Chief Executive Officer

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

99.1 Press Release dated October 29, 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, Inc. Schedules Fiscal 2010 First Quarter Financial Release Date, Conference Call

ATCHISON, Kan., Oct. 29, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MGP Ingredients, Inc. (Nasdaq:MGPI) will report its fiscal 2010 first quarter financial results on Thursday, November 5, prior to the market's opening. An investor conference call will be held at 10 a.m. central time that day.

The conference call will be led by Tim Newkirk, president and chief executive officer. He will review the company's first quarter performance.

Stockholders and other interested persons may listen to the conference call via telephone by dialing 888-215-6881 domestically, or 913-312-0386 internationally by 9:50 a.m. central time on November 5. The conference identification number for entering the call is 3933342. Otherwise, it may be accessed on the Internet at www.mgpingredients.com.

About MGP Ingredients

In business since 1941, MGP Ingredients, Inc. is a recognized pioneer in the development and production of value-added, grain-based ingredients and 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
          Marta Myers
          913-360-5232