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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT<br>
</font></b><b><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported)<b><font style="font-weight:bold;"> October 10,
2005</font></b></font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">MGP Ingredients, Inc.</font></b></p>

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Box 130<br>
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367-1480</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font> &#160;Written communications pursuant to Rule 425
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 7.01&#160; Regulation FD Disclosure.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Attached as Exhibit 99.1, and
incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference, is a press release relating to
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 9.01.</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Exhibits.</b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)&#160; Exhibits</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">99.1&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Press
Release dated October 10, 2005,
furnished solely for the purpose of incorporation by reference into Item 7.01 and 9.01.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURES</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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.</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Laidacker M.
  Seaberg</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">President and Chief
  Executive Officer</font></p>
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10, 2005, furnished solely for the purpose of incorporation by reference
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 99.1</font></b></p>

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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1300 Main
  Street, P.O. Box 130 </font><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font> Atchison, Kansas 66002-0130<br>
  913.367.1480 <font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font>
  800.255.0302 <font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font> Fax
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  www.mgpingredients.com <font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font>
  Symbol/Market: MGPI/NASDAQ</p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CONTACT: STEVE PICKMAN</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE:</font></u></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">MGP INGREDIENTS TO WEBCAST ANNUAL MEETING OCTOBER 13, 2005</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ATCHISON,
Kan., October 10, 2005&#151;MGP Ingredients, Inc. <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">(Nasdaq/MGPI)</font></b>
today announced that the company will host a Webcast of its Annual Meeting of
Stockholders to be held Thursday, October 13, 2005 beginning at 10:00 a.m.
(central time) at the Atchison Heritage Conference Center, Atchison, Kansas.&#160; Persons may listen to the annual meeting and
view a simultaneous presentation live via a link on the homepage of the company&#146;s
website, www.mgpingredients.com.&#160;
Interested individuals are encouraged to access the link to the webcast
meeting 15 minutes prior to its commencement to ensure the availability of the
necessary audio software.&#160; An archived
edition of the meeting will be available for three months following the meeting
via the same link.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The meeting
will include a presentation and comments by Cloud L. &#147;Bud&#148; Cray, Chairman of
MGPI&#146;s Board of Directors, Ladd Seaberg, President and CEO, and Michael
Trautschold, Executive Vice President of Marketing and Sales.&#160; The presentation will include a review of
fiscal 2005 financial highlights, and the company&#146;s core capabilities, product
portfolio and strategies.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">MGP Ingredients,
Inc. is a pioneer in the development, production and marketing of specialty
ingredients, primarily specialty wheat proteins and starches, for use in a
variety of food and non-food applications.&#160;
In addition, the company produces natural food-grade alcohol for use in
beverage, food and industrial applications, and fuel grade alcohol, commonly
known as ethanol.</font></p>

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