Exhibit 99.2

                                  CERTIFICATION
                                       OF
                                 PERIODIC REPORT

     I, Brian T.  Cahill,  Vice  President  and Chief  Financial  Officer of MGP
Ingredients,  Inc.  (the  "Company"),  certify,  pursuant  to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

     (1) the  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the period ended
September 30, 2002,  (the  "Report")  fully  complies with the  requirements  of
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or
78o(d)); and

     (2)  the  information  contained  in the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
material  respects,  the  financial  condition  and results of operations of the
Company.



Dated: November 13, 2002

                                     /s/ Brian T. Cahill
                                     Brian T. Cahill
                                     Vice President and Chief Financial Officer