ATCHISON, Kan., July 14, 2016—Celebrating 75 years in business, MGP adds more goodness to food by providing a host of specialty wheat proteins and starches that consistently deliver outstanding nutritional, functional and sensory benefits, while also offering non-GMO, clean label, and high fiber, high protein solutions for a wide range of products. An impressive selection of these ingredients will be showcased at the company’s booth, #602, during the 2016 IFT Meeting and Food Expo, July 17-19, at McCormick Place South in Chicago.

These include Fibersym® RW resistant wheat starch, which is regarded worldwide as one of the industry’s most trusted fiber fortifying ingredients. Also featured will be MGP’s Arise® wheat protein isolates, Optein® lightly hydrolyzed wheat protein and TruTex® textured wheat proteins.

Rounding out MGP’s expansive portfolio of specialty starches are the company’s lines of Midsol™ cook-up wheat starches and Pregel™ instant wheat starches. These ingredients offer a host of choices to improve specific results and functional qualities for a multitude of bakery and prepared food formulations.

Delicious high-fiber nutritional bars made with Fibersym and Optein, along with vegetarian BBQ chicken pizza made with TruTex and Arise, will be available at MGP’s booth each day of the Expo. Additionally, in observance of MGP’s 75th anniversary, the company will host a special celebration for attendees at its booth beginning at 2 p.m. on Monday, July 18. Birthday cake pops made with Fibersym and Arise, as well as champagne will be served during the celebration.

The company will also host a news conference from 2 to 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 17, at booth #308. MGP executives will present the company’s extensive portfolio of Non-GMO Project verified ingredients. Other topics related to providing high quality ingredients that support today’s macro-trends will also be addressed.

To learn more about MGP’s products and the company’s long legacy of serving the food industry as the leading U.S. supplier of specialty proteins and starches, visit mgpingredients.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 and backed by a long history 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.