CONTACT:
Steve
Pickman at 913-367-1480
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
MGP
Ingredients to Present at Roth Capital New
York Conference on September 7
ATCHISON,
Kan., August 31, 2006
- MGP
Ingredients, Inc. (NASDAQ/MGPI) will be presenting at the Roth Capital Partners
2006 New York Conference at the Westin New York at Times Square. Ladd Seaberg,
president and chief executive officer, and Tim Newkirk, chief operating officer,
will provide an overview of the company and financial highlights at 10:00 a.m.
EST on Thursday, September 7, 2006. The presentation will be available as a
live
webcast and archived for 90 days following the conference at http://www.wsw.com/webcast/roth8/mgpi/ and
on the
company website at http://www.mgpingredients.com.
Founded
in
1941, MGP Ingredients, Inc. is a fully integrated producer of specialty and
commodity ingredients and distillery products. Specialty ingredients are
principally comprised of specialty wheat proteins and wheat starches for food
and non-food applications. Commodity ingredients consist primarily of vital
wheat gluten and commodity wheat starch. Distillery products include food grade
alcohol and fuel grade alcohol. The company’s principal raw materials consist of
wheat, which is processed into all products, and corn and milo, which are
processed into alcohol and alcohol by-products.
The
company’s specialty food ingredients are sold to enhance the functionality,
nutritional profile, appearance, texture, taste and a variety of other
characteristics of baked and processed foods. The company’s non-food specialty
ingredients are sold for use in the manufacture of pet treats and pet chews,
personal care systems, bio-based and bio-degradable products and such
applications as adhesives, carbonless paper and lubricants for drilling
operations.
MGPI’s
food grade alcohol is produced for beverage and industrial applications. The
company’s beverage alcohol consists primarily of vodka and gin and is sold in
bulk form. Fuel grade alcohol is sold as an octane additive and oxygenate that
is commonly known as ethanol. Alcohol by-products include animal
feeds.
MGP
Ingredients is headquartered in Atchison, Kan., and also has production
facilities in Pekin, Ill., Kansas City, Kan. and Onaga, Kan.. Additional
information about the company may be accessed through its website at
www.mgpingredients.com.
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About
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conference will feature presentations
from over 230 small-cap companies across a broad spectrum of sectors, such
as
technology, healthcare, financial services and consumer products. A
concentrated, two-day program will allow institutional investors to meet the
executives from a select group of companies that have been hand picked by the
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