MGP Ingredients, Inc.

MGP Ingredients, Inc. is a fully integrated producer of ingredients and distillery products. Ingredients primarily consist of specialty and commodity wheat proteins and starches for food and non-food applications. Distillery products consist of food grade alcohol and fuel grade alcohol. The Company also produces mill feed and distillers feed as by-products of its manufacturing processes. Through extensive research in protein and starch chemistry, MGPI continues to expand the depth and scope of its business. The Company's scientists focus their expertise on developing highly functional ingredients that provide substantial benefits and advantages to customers and ultimately to the consumer. Breakthroughs in recent years include a host of wheat-based and other plant-derived specialty proteins and starches created for use in multiple food systems, personal care products, pet products and plastic-like biobased and biodegradable items. 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.