ATCHISON, Kan., April 14, 2016—MGP Ingredients, Inc. (Nasdaq: MGPI), a leading supplier of premium distilled spirits and specialty wheat proteins and starches, today announced that Gus Griffin, President and CEO, and Tom Pigott, Vice President and CFO, will meet with institutional investors and analysts at the 11th annual Lambert, Edwards & Associates SMID-West Investor Conference to be held on May 5, 2016, at The Palmer House Hilton Hotel in Chicago.

The conference is an invitation-only event that will introduce professional members from the buy-side and sell-side to the management teams of top-performing small- and mid-cap (SMID) companies in a one-on-one and small-group meeting format.  For more information regarding the conference, or for institutional investors interested in meeting with company management, please contact Tyler Deur at (616) 233-0500 or tdeur@lambert-edwards.com. 

About MGP

Celebrating its 75th anniversary, MGP is a leading supplier of premium distilled spirits and specialty wheat proteins and starches. Distilled spirits include bourbon and rye whiskeys, gins and vodkas, which are carefully crafted through a combination of art and science backed by decades of experience. The company's proteins and starches are created in the same manner and provide a host of functional, nutritional and sensory benefits for a wide range of food products. MGP additionally is a top producer of high quality industrial alcohol for use in both food and non-food applications. The company is headquartered in Atchison, Kansas, where distilled alcohol products and food ingredients are produced. Premium spirits are also distilled and matured at the company’s facility in Lawrenceburg, Indiana.  For more information, visit mgpingredients.com.