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 16, 2002



                              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 October 16, 2002.
     99.2 Press Release dated October 16, 2002.

Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.

     President and chief  executive  officer Ladd Seaberg will host a conference
call to discuss  fiscal 2003 first quarter  results and certain  forward-looking
information at 9:00 a.m. CST on Tuesday,  November 12, 2002.  Internet access to
the   call   will   be    available    through    the    company's    web   site
www.mgpingredients.com. The call can also be accessed by phone at (888) 417-2310
before 8:55 a.m. CST. Media and individuals  will be in a listen-only  mode, and
participants are requested to log in a few minutes early.

     Attached as  Exhibits  99.1 and 99.2 and  incorporated  into this Item 9 by
reference are two press releases which the company issued on October 16, 2002.

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 16, 2002                  By:/s/ Laidacker M. Seaberg
                                           Laidacker M. Seaberg
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer