<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001628280-22-025118.txt : 20220919
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20220919131214
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001628280-22-025118
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20220908
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220919
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220919

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Mingus Lori L.S.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001817349

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-17196
		FILM NUMBER:		221250111

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 COMMERCIAL STREET
		STREET 2:		BOX 130
		CITY:			ATCHISON
		STATE:			KS
		ZIP:			66002

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MGP INGREDIENTS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000835011
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WHOLESALE-BEER, WINE & DISTILLED ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES [5180]
		IRS NUMBER:				480531200
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			KS
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1300 MAIN ST
		CITY:			ATCHISON
		STATE:			KS
		ZIP:			66002
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9133671480

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1300 MAIN STREET
		CITY:			ATCHISON
		STATE:			KS
		ZIP:			66002

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MIDWEST GRAIN PRODUCTS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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        <issuerName>MGP INGREDIENTS INC</issuerName>
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            <rptOwnerZipCode>66002</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
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            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
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            <transactionDate>
                <value>2022-09-08</value>
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                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>S</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>1745</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>114.9576</value>
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                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
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            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>14179</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>by GST Trust #2</value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>96</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
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        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>3967</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
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            <securityTitle>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
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        <nonDerivativeHolding>
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                <value>Common Stock</value>
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                    <value>51936</value>
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            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By trust</value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>61539</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>by GST Trust</value>
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            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were bought in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $114.61 to $115.89, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to MGP Ingredients, Inc., any security holder of MGP Ingredients, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares bought at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote 1.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Allison Hardy, Attorney in Fact for Lori L.S. Mingus</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2022-09-19</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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