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) August 3, 2005

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.)

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)

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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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 August 3, 2005 by the Company.

An investors conference call will take place at 10:00 a.m. central standard time on Tuesday, August 16, 2005. The Company’s senior management will discuss the Company’s fourth quarter results and certain forward looking information during the conference call. Interested persons may listen to the conference call via telephone by dialing (800) 322-0079 before 9:50 a.m. central time, or access it on the Internet at www.mgpingredients.com.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

99.1 Press Release dated August 3, 2005, furnished solely for the purpose of incorporation by reference into Items 7.01 and 9.01.

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:August 3, 2005	By:	/s/ Brian Cahill
		Brian Cahill
		Vice President and Chief Financial Officer