The Audit Committee and Board of Directors
MGP Ingredients, Inc.
Atchison, Kansas
We consent to the incorporation by reference on Registration Statement Form S-8 and in the related Prospectuses, of MGP Ingredients, Inc. relating to its Stock Incentive Plan of 2004, of our report dated July 30, 2004, on our audit of the consolidated balance sheets of MGP Ingredients, Inc. as of June 30, 2004 and 2003, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended June 30, 2004, which report is incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of MGP Ingredients, Inc. for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2004, and of our report dated July 30, 2004, with regard to the financial statement schedule that is included in such Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2004.
| /s/ BKD, LLP |
Kansas City, Missouri
October 19, 2004