Exhibit 99.1

 

 

Contact:  Marta Myers at 913-360-5232

 

 

 

For Immediate Release

 

MGP Ingredients, Inc. Schedules Fiscal 2008 Second Quarter

Financial Release Date, Conference Call

 

                ATCHISON, Kan., January 24, 2008 — MGP Ingredients, Inc. (Nasdaq/MGPI) will report its fiscal 2008 second quarter financial results prior to the market’s opening on Thursday, February 7, to be followed by an investor conference call that day at 10 a.m. central time.

 

The conference call will be led by Ladd Seaberg, chairman and chief executive officer, Tim Newkirk, president and chief operating officer and Robert Zonneveld, vice president and chief financial officer. They will review the company’s second quarter results.

 

                Stockholders and other interested persons may listen to the conference call via telephone by dialing (888) 603-6873 domestically, or 973-582-2706 internationally by 9:50 a.m. central time on February 7.  The conference identification number for entering the call is 32432143.  Otherwise, it may be accessed on the Internet at www.mgpingredients.com.

 

                In business for more than half a century, MGP Ingredients, Inc. is a recognized pioneer in the development and production of natural grain-based products, including specialty wheat proteins and starches and food grade and fuel grade alcohol. The company has facilities in Atchison, Kan., Pekin, Ill., Kansas City, Kan., and Onaga, Kan. that utilize the latest technologies to assure high quality products and to maintain efficient production and service capabilities.

 

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