Lifeway Foods® Announces Strong Fourth Quarter and Record-Breaking Full Year 2025 Results Led by the Company's Flagship Kefir Company achieves full year 2025 net sales of $212.5 million; up 19% year-over-year on a comparable basis. MORTON GROVE, Ill., March 17, 2026/ PRNewswire/-- Lifeway Foods, Inc., the leading U.S. supplier of kefir and fermented probiotic foods, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025.. We are particularly excited...

#LWAY Lifeway Foods® Announces Strong Fourth Quarter and Record-Breaking Full Year 2025 Results Led by the Company's Flagship Kefir

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Lifeway Foods® Announces Probiotic Kefir Butter™, a Premium European-Style Cultured Butter Lifeway Foods (Nasdaq: LWAY) announced the launch of Probiotic Kefir Butter™, a hand-churned, spreadable European-style cultured butter sold in an 8oz tub and debuting in Unsalted, Sea Salt, and Honey Butter varieties. The company said it will leverage existing Fresh Made manufacturing capacity and specialized equipment to scale production as demand for premium butter grows. Lifeway cited the Butter and Butter Blends category as a $6 billion market and expects the product to roll out in select retail and foodservice channels beginning in 2026, with additional distribution and merchandising details to be announced closer to launch.

#LWAY Lifeway Foods® Announces Probiotic Kefir Butter™, a Premium European-Style Cultured Butter

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Kefir-Leader Lifeway Foods Expects Record-Breaking 2025 Results and Announces Participation in the ICR Conference Lifeway Foods (Nasdaq: LWAY) said it expects a record year for 2025 and will participate in the ICR Conference on January 13, 2026 in Orlando.The company projects net sales for the year ended December 31, 2025 to be in the range of $211.0 million to $212.5 million. Lifeway President and CEO Julie Smolyansky will host a fireside chat at 1:00 PM ET on January 13; the session will be webcast live and available for replay on the company's investor relations website under "Webinars & Reports."

#LWAY Kefir-Leader Lifeway Foods Expects Record-Breaking 2025 Results and Announces Participation in the ICR Conference

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Lifeway Foods Applauds New Federal Dietary Guidelines Highlighting Protein, Full-Fat Dairy and Fermented Foods Like Kefir Lifeway Foods (Nasdaq: LWAY) welcomed the 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which endorse full-fat dairy, highlight fermented foods, and specifically call out kefir for its potential role in supporting a healthy microbiome. The company said the Guidelines' focus on nutrient density, high-quality protein and healthy fats aligns with Lifeway's minimally processed kefir and farmer cheese products. Lifeway plans expanded education, retail partnerships and media outreach to help consumers and institutions adopt the new guidance.

#LWAY Lifeway Foods Applauds New Federal Dietary Guidelines Highlighting Protein, Full-Fat Dairy and Fermented Foods Like Kefir

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Edward Smolyansky Responds to ISS Board Recommendation Highlights ISS concerns around Lifeway's governance, board practices and composition. CHICAGO, Dec. 19, 2025/ PRNewswire/-- Edward Smolyansky, largest individual shareholder of Lifeway Foods, Inc., today drew attention to critical governance concerns identified by Institutional Shareholder Services in its recent proxy analysis. Smolyansky's full letter...

#LWAY Edward Smolyansky Responds to ISS Board Recommendation

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Lifeway Foods Receives ISS Recommendation Supporting Company Nominees Lifeway Foods (NASDAQ: LWAY) announced that Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) recommended shareholders vote FOR all nine of the company's director nominees and WITHHOLD from the two dissident nominees submitted by Edward Smolyansky ahead of the company's 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on December 29, 2025.The announcement lists each board nominee as FOR and the dissident nominees George Sent and Edward Smolyansky as WITHHOLD. Lifeway urged shareholders to vote in advance using the company's WHITE proxy card, online, or via QR code.

#LWAY Lifeway Foods Receives ISS Recommendation Supporting Company Nominees

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EDWARD SMOLYANSKY, A LIFEWAY SHAREHOLDER, RELEASES KEY DEPOSITION INSIGHTS, CALLS FOR WITHHOLD VOTE ON LEGACY DIRECTORS DORRI McWHORTER, JULIE SMOLYANSKY, AND JASON SCHER {"summary":"","positive":[],"negative":[],"faq":[]}

#LWAY EDWARD SMOLYANSKY, A LIFEWAY SHAREHOLDER, RELEASES KEY DEPOSITION INSIGHTS, CALLS FOR WITHHOLD VOTE ON LEGACY DIRECTORS DORRI McWHORTER, JULIE SMOLYANSKY, AND JASON SCHER

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CORRECTION -- Lifeway Issues Letter to Shareholders Regarding Dissident Director Nominees, Revealing Disqualifying Track Records and Ethical Failures {"summary":"","positive":[],"negative":[],"faq":[]}

#LWAY CORRECTION -- Lifeway Issues Letter to Shareholders Regarding Dissident Director Nominees, Revealing Disqualifying Track Records and Ethical Failures

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EDWARD SMOLYANSKY PROVIDES CRITICAL CAMPAIGN UPDATE- URGES WITHHOLD ON DORRI McWHORTER, JASON SCHER, and CEO JULIE SMOLYANSKY {"summary":"","positive":[],"negative":[],"faq":[]}

#LWAY EDWARD SMOLYANSKY PROVIDES CRITICAL CAMPAIGN UPDATE- URGES WITHHOLD ON DORRI McWHORTER, JASON SCHER, and CEO JULIE SMOLYANSKY

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Edward Smolyansky Files Definitive Proxy Statement toward Achieving Further Board Change and a New Beginning for Lifeway Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ: LWAY) {"summary":"","positive":[],"negative":[],"faq":[]}

#LWAY Edward Smolyansky Files Definitive Proxy Statement toward Achieving Further Board Change and a New Beginning for Lifeway Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ: LWAY)

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Edward Smolyansky Issues Shareholder Letter Regarding Lifeway Foods, Inc. Misleading and False Public Statements (NASDAQ: LWAY) {"summary":"","positive":[],"negative":[],"faq":[]}

#LWAY Edward Smolyansky Issues Shareholder Letter Regarding Lifeway Foods, Inc. Misleading and False Public Statements (NASDAQ: LWAY)

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Lifeway Issues Letter to Shareholders Regarding Dissident Director Nominees, Revealing Disqualifying Track Records and Ethical Failures {"summary":"","positive":[],"negative":[],"faq":[]}

#LWAY Lifeway Issues Letter to Shareholders Regarding Dissident Director Nominees, Revealing Disqualifying Track Records and Ethical Failures

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Edward Smolyansky Files Preliminary Proxy Statement toward Achieving Further Board Change and a New Beginning for Lifeway Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ: LWAY) {"summary":"","positive":[],"negative":[],"faq":[]}

#LWAY Edward Smolyansky Files Preliminary Proxy Statement toward Achieving Further Board Change and a New Beginning for Lifeway Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ: LWAY)

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Kefir-Leader Lifeway Foods Expands Farmer Cheese Distribution to 2,000 Walmart Stores Across the U.S. Lifeway Foods (Nasdaq: LWAY) expanded distribution so its Lifeway Farmer Cheese is now carried in 2,000 Walmart (WMT) stores nationwide as of Nov. 21, 2025.The product is described as a small-batch, probiotic soft cheese with 15 grams of protein per serving, live and active cultures, no added sugar, and placement in the dairy aisle. The company cites rising consumer demand and double-digit year‑over‑year growth in refrigerated cultured dairy categories as drivers for the rollout.

#WMT #LWAY Kefir-Leader Lifeway Foods Expands Farmer Cheese Distribution to 2,000 Walmart Stores Across the U.S.

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Lifeway Foods Delivers Record Q3 2025 Net Sales and Strong Net Income Growth Continuing Kefir Category Dominance Achieves $57.1 million in net sales, a 29% volume-led net sales increase on a comparable basis, driven by the Company's flagship Lifeway Kefir. MORTON GROVE, Ill., Nov. 12, 2025/ PRNewswire/-- Lifeway Foods, Inc., the leading U.S. supplier of kefir and fermented probiotic foods, today announced record financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025..

#LWAY Lifeway Foods Delivers Record Q3 2025 Net Sales and Strong Net Income Growth Continuing Kefir Category Dominance

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Edward Smolyansky Issues Statement Regarding Lifeway Foods (NASDAQ: LWAY) Extension of Existing Rights Plan, Board Refreshment and Delayed 2025 Annual Meeting Extension protects entrenched board and management rather than maximizes shareholder value; shareholders must demand an immediate vote.. CHICAGO, Nov. 7, 2025/ PRNewswire/-- Edward and Ludmila Smolyansky, long-term shareholders of Lifeway Foods, Inc. who together exercise voting control with respect to approximately 26% of the outstanding shares of Lifeway...

#LWAY Edward Smolyansky Issues Statement Regarding Lifeway Foods (NASDAQ: LWAY) Extension of Existing Rights Plan, Board Refreshment and Delayed 2025 Annual Meeting

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Lifeway Foods Extends Existing Shareholder Rights Plan Lifeway Foods (Nasdaq: LWAY) announced that its Board approved an amendment to extend the Company's existing Shareholder Rights Agreement for one year, moving the expiration to October 29, 2026. All other terms remain unchanged.The Board said it extended the Rights Plan due to highly concentrated share ownership and the potential for a substantial number of shares to become available for sale, which it believes could enable acquisition of de facto control without a control premium. The extension is not in response to any specific takeover proposal. The company said further details will be filed on Form 8-K. Evercore and Sidley Austin are serving as advisor and counsel.

#LWAY Lifeway Foods Extends Existing Shareholder Rights Plan

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Lifeway Foods Partners with Joe & The Juice to Launch Limited-Edition 'Trust Your Gut' Functional Smoothie Lifeway Foods (Nasdaq: LWAY) announced a strategic collaboration with Joe & The Juice to launch a limited‑edition Trust Your Gut functional smoothie on October 27, 2025. The smoothie uses Lifeway kefir as the cornerstone ingredient and combines strawberries, banana, fiber powder, date purée, beetroot powder, and pea protein to provide a probiotic, protein‑rich option aimed at digestive wellness and on‑the‑go nutrition.The partnership is positioned to expand Lifeway's foodservice and functional beverage presence nationwide and introduce kefir to Joe & The Juice's primarily Gen Z and millennial customer base; the product is available at all U.S. Joe & The Juice locations for a limited time.

#LWAY Lifeway Foods Partners with Joe & The Juice to Launch Limited-Edition 'Trust Your Gut' Functional Smoothie

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Major Board Shakeup: Lifeway Foods and Danone End Dispute with New Independent Directors and Chair Split Kefir maker Lifeway to appoint 4 independent directors, separate CEO/Chair roles, and stay litigation with Danone. Agreement includes board refreshment, shelf registration, and capital allocation review.

#LWAY Lifeway and Danone Sign Cooperation Agreement

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Record-Breaking 22 Quarters of Growth: Lifeway Foods Rejects Danone Takeover Amid $53.9M Q2 Sales Peak Kefir maker Lifeway Foods achieves record $53.9M Q2 sales (+18% YoY), reports $39.1M in Q3 sales through August (+20%). Company maintains independence after Danone withdraws acquisition proposal.

#LWAY Lifeway Foods Issues Statement in Response to Danone

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Record-Breaking 22 Quarters of Growth: Lifeway Foods Doubles Production with $186.8M Kefir Empire Lifeway Foods completes stage 1 of Waukesha expansion, doubling fermentation capacity. Q2 sales hit $53.9M (+18% YoY), Q3 trending +20%. Company processes 100M lbs of WI milk annually.

#LWAY Lifeway Foods Supercharges Growth with Strategic Waukesha Expansion -- A High-Impact Move from America's Probiotic Kefir Leader

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20g Protein + Creatine: Lifeway Foods Disrupts Fitness Drinks with Triple-Powered Muscle Mates Launch Lifeway's new Muscle Mates combines 20g protein, 5g creatine and 12 probiotic cultures in RTD format. Launching Q4 2025 nationwide in three flavors amid 300% creatine market growth.

#LWAY Lifeway Foods Announces Muscle Mates™: A Breakthrough Functional Beverage with Creatine, Protein and Probiotics Disrupting the Fitness Nutrition Category

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Lifeway® Foods Reports Estimated Net Sales of $39.1 Million for Q3-to-Date Through August, Showcasing Category Leadership and Unprecedented Growth Momentum Continues with 20% Year-Over-Year Growth in First Two Months of Third Quarter. MORTON GROVE, Ill., Sept. 2, 2025/ PRNewswire/-- Lifeway Foods, Inc., the undisputed leader in kefir in the U.S., today announced estimated unaudited net sales of $39.1 million for the first two months of third quarter through August 31, 2025. This represents a 20% increase compared...

#LWAY Lifeway® Foods Reports Estimated Net Sales of $39.1 Million for Q3-to-Date Through August, Showcasing Category Leadership and Unprecedented Growth

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Lifeway Foods Relaunches Basics Plus™ Line of Kefir and Colostrum Shots, Reviving a Functional Food Innovation 30 Years Ahead of Its Time Lifeway Foods (NASDAQ: LWAY) has announced the relaunch of its Basics Plus™ line of kefir and colostrum supplement shots, reviving a pioneering product from the late 1990s. The innovative beverage combines Lifeway's probiotic kefir with colostrum in a 3.5oz grab-and-go format, targeting both digestive and immune health support.Originally introduced as America's first milk-based dietary supplement in grocery dairy cases, the product was ahead of its time. CEO Julie Smolyansky sees an opportunity to offer a higher-quality alternative to current probiotic shots, which often contain water, brown rice powder, and sugar. The relaunch comes as the global probiotic market is projected to reach $200 billion by 2030, with both kefir and colostrum experiencing significant growth in the health and wellness sector.

#LWAY Lifeway Foods Relaunches Basics Plus™ Line of Kefir and Colostrum Shots, Reviving a Functional Food Innovation 30 Years Ahead of Its Time

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Lifeway® Foods Expands Beloved ProBugs® Kefir Line with New Conventional Whole Milk Pouches in Three Fun Flavors Lifeway Foods (NASDAQ: LWAY) has announced the expansion of its ProBugs® kefir line with new conventional whole milk pouches in three flavors. The products will be available nationwide in Creamy Orange, Goo-Berry, and Strawnana varieties. This launch follows the success of ProBugs' original 2007 debut as the first-ever pouched probiotic kefir for kids in the U.S.The expansion aligns with strong market growth, as the global kids' yogurt pouch market reached USD 3.2 billion in 2024 and is projected to grow at a 6.1% CAGR to reach USD 5.47 billion by 2033. The new products aim to make gut health more accessible while maintaining the brand's signature probiotic benefits, protein content, and calcium in a convenient, kid-friendly format.

#LWAY Lifeway® Foods Expands Beloved ProBugs® Kefir Line with New Conventional Whole Milk Pouches in Three Fun Flavors

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Lifeway Foods Delivers Record Q2 2025 Net Sales, Extends Kefir Category Leadership, and Estimates Over 20% Q3 Net Sales Growth to Date Lifeway Foods (Nasdaq: LWAY) reported exceptional Q2 2025 results with record net sales of $53.9 million, representing an 18% volume-led increase on a comparable basis. The company achieved significant milestones including gross margin expansion of 160 basis points year-over-year to 28.6% and net income of $4.2 million ($0.28 per share).The momentum continues into Q3 2025, with unaudited net sales reaching $26.4 million through August 11, up over 20% year-over-year. July marked a historic achievement with the highest weekly sales ever recorded, exceeding $5.5 million. The company maintains its long-term target of $45-$50 million in Adjusted EBITDA for FY 2027.

#LWAY Lifeway Foods Delivers Record Q2 2025 Net Sales, Extends Kefir Category Leadership, and Estimates Over 20% Q3 Net Sales Growth to Date

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Lifeway Foods Expands Distribution to San Diego Region Costco Wholesale Warehouse Locations with Kefir Variety Packs Lifeway Foods (NASDAQ: LWAY) has announced the expansion of its distribution network through a partnership with Costco Wholesale in the San Diego region. The company will introduce its signature kefir products in 60 Costco locations across California, Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico.The offering includes a 12-count variety pack of 8oz bottles featuring strawberry and peach flavors. Each serving contains 10g of protein and 12 live & active probiotic cultures, with no artificial sweeteners or preservatives. The product is lactose intolerance-friendly and will be available in the refrigerated dairy section.

#LWAY Lifeway Foods Expands Distribution to San Diego Region Costco Wholesale Warehouse Locations with Kefir Variety Packs

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Danone May Support Board Overhaul at Lifeway Foods (LWAY) If Deal Talks Fail by Mid-September 2025

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Lifeway Foods Acknowledges ISS Recommendation to Reject Dissident Campaign Lifeway Foods (NASDAQ: LWAY), a leading kefir and fermented probiotic products supplier, announced that Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has recommended shareholders "DO NOT VOTE" on the dissident-led consent solicitation by Ludmila and Edward Smolyansky.ISS's analysis highlighted Lifeway's positive financial performance, noting significant outperformance against the Russell 3000 Food Producers Index peers. The report criticized the dissident group for lacking adequate context in their critiques and failing to present a clear governance or operational improvement plan.CEO Julie Smolyansky welcomed ISS's recommendation, emphasizing that the consent solicitation is unwarranted and disruptive to shareholder interests.

#LWAY Lifeway Foods Acknowledges ISS Recommendation to Reject Dissident Campaign

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