MGP Ingredients, Inc. Announces Appointment of David Bratcher as Chief Operating Officer
July 13, 2021 at 08:33 am EDT
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MGP Ingredients, Inc. announced that David Bratcher has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Bratcher recently joined MGP as President, Brands in connection with MGP’s acquisition of Luxco, Inc. and its affiliated companies, a leading branded beverage alcohol company. Prior to the acquisition, Bratcher served in a steady progression of leadership roles for over 20 years at Luxco, including serving as President and Chief Operating Officer since 2013. Bratcher was instrumental in supporting Luxco’s growth in those positions. In his new role, Bratcher will continue to report directly to Dave Colo, President and CEO, and will assist Colo with the management of the overall MGP business. Before joining Luxco, Bratcher served in financial and operational roles for a number of consumer product companies, including serving five years as Controller and then Director of Operations for the international spirits company Allied Domecq, the second-largest spirits company in the world at the time.
MGP Ingredients, Inc. is a producer and supplier of distilled spirits, branded spirits, and food ingredients. The Company operates through three segments: Distilling Solutions, Branded Spirits, and Ingredient Solutions. The Distilling Solutions segment consists of food grade alcohol and distillery co-products, such as distillers feed, fuel grade alcohol, and corn oil. This segment also includes warehouse services, including barrel put away, storage, and retrieval services, as well as blending services. The Branded Spirits segment consists of a portfolio of high-quality brands, which it produces through its distilleries and bottling facilities and sell to distributors pursuant to customer contracts and purchase orders. Its Ingredient Solutions segment consists primarily of specialty wheat starches, specialty wheat proteins, commodity wheat starches, and commodity wheat proteins. It is also a producer of industrial alcohol for use in both food and non-food applications.
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