Lifeway Foods Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On February 11, 2025, Lifeway Foods, Inc., an Illinois corporation (the “Company”), issued a press release congratulating Simple Mills and its CEO, Kaitlin Smith, on the recently announced sale of Simple Mills to Flowers Foods (the “Simple Mills Sale”). The Company was an early investor in Simple Mills in 2015 and anticipates receiving approximately $5,000,000 upon the consummation of the Simple Mills Sale. The Company’s Board of Directors affirms its support for the management of the Company by its Chief Executive Officer, Julie Smolyansky, who was responsible for the early investment in Simple Mills.
A copy of that press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits:
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Lifeway Foods, Inc., dated February 11, 2025. |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
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| Dated: February 11, 2025 | By: | /s/ Julie Smolyansky | |
| Name: Julie Smolyansky | |||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer and Secretary | |||
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