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MGP Ingredients Completes Distillery Reconstruction
Monday December 15, 2003 12:50 pm ET ATCHISON, Kan. Dec. 15, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MGP Ingredients, Inc. (Nasdaq: MGPI - News ) announced today that work to reconstruct the distillery at its Atchison, Kansas headquarters has been completed. The rebuilt distillery went into full operation late last week, approximately one month sooner than expected and just 15 months after the facility was rocked by an explosion. "To say that we are pleased and excited to have the distillery return to full production capabilities would be a huge understatement," said Ladd Seaberg, president and chief executive officer. "The reconstruction process went as smoothly as one could hope, ultimately providing us with one of the most technologically advanced distillery operations in the world," he added. Randy Schrick, vice president of manufacturing and engineering, also expressed pleasure with the project's outcome, saying, "Considering the complexity of the demolition and reconstruction work, the relatively short time frame for the completion of this state-of-the-art distillation system is amazing." Schrick thanked the project's technology and engineering firm, KATZEN International, Inc., Cincinnati, the general contractor, Burns and McDonnell of Kansas City, Mo. and numerous local and area sub-contractors for their "expertise and remarkable abilities which brought the reconstruction process to an early and successful conclusion." KATZEN International Inc. 2300 Wall Street Suite K |
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