Lifeway Foods Inc.
Organization details
- Legal name
- Lifeway Foods Inc.
- Ownership
- Public
- Status
- Active
- Sector (GICS)
- Consumer Staples
- SIC code
- 2020 — Dairy Products
- Jurisdiction of incorporation
- Illinois
- Headquarters city
- Morton Grove
- Headquarters state / province
- Illinois
- Headquarters country
- United States
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Ticker symbol
- LWAY
- Primary stock exchange
- Nasdaq
Identifiers
- SEC CIK
- 0000814586
- EIN
- 36-3442829
- Wikidata ID
- Q6545549
Board of directors
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Andee Harris · DirectorSince 2025
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Dorri McWhorter · DirectorSince 2023
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Jason Scott Scher · DirectorSince 2023
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Jody Levy · DirectorSince 2023
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Juan Carlos Dalto · DirectorSince 2023
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Julie Smolyansky · Director · CEO, President and SecretarySince 2023
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Kirk Chartier · DirectorSince 2025
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Ludmila Smolyansky · DirectorSince 2023
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Perfecto Sanchez · DirectorSince 2023
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Pol Sikar · DirectorSince 2023
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Rachel Drori · DirectorSince 2025
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Susan Hultquist · DirectorSince 2025
Chief executives
Director election results
Annual meeting of June 17, 2026. Support is votes for as a share of votes for and against (or withheld). Below 80% is a clear protest.
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70.1%
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70.3%
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72.5%
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72.5%
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72.6%
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74.2%
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74.2%
Board connections
2 of this board's directors also sit on 2 other boards.
- via Dorri McWhorter
- via Perfecto Sanchez
Insider trades
All notable trades →From SEC Forms 4 and 5. Open-market purchases and sales are highlighted; grants, option exercises and shares withheld for tax are routine.
- Bought, last 12 months
- $16,749,107
- 15 purchases by 3 insiders
- Sold, last 12 months
- $94,148,563
- 38 sales by 3 insiders
| Date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2026 | SMOLYANSKY EDWARD 10% owner | Open-market sale | −66,218 | $22.58 | $1,495,202 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | SMOLYANSKY EDWARD 10% owner | Open-market sale | −3,782 | $23.31 | $88,158 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP 10% owner | Open-market purchase | +50,000 | $20.80 | $1,040,190 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP 10% owner | Open-market purchase | +36,202 | $21.01 | $760,535 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP 10% owner | Open-market purchase | +17,482 | $21.09 | $368,669 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | Dorri McWhorter Director | Option exercise | +1,550 | — | — |
| Aug 19, 2026 | Julie Smolyansky Director, Officer (CEO, President and Secretary), 10% owner | Open-market purchase | +2,000 | $25.26 | $50,520 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP 10% owner | Open-market purchase | +35,952 | $24.78 | $890,891 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | SMOLYANSKY EDWARD 10% owner | Open-market sale | −29,931 | $24.89 | $744,983 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP 10% owner | Open-market purchase | +15,000 | $24.69 | $370,350 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | SMOLYANSKY EDWARD 10% owner | Open-market sale | −45,038 | $25.82 | $1,162,881 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | SMOLYANSKY EDWARD 10% owner | Open-market sale | −31 | $26.50 | $822 |
| Aug 13, 2026 | Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP 10% owner | Open-market purchase | +195,616 | $24.87 | $4,864,970 |
| Aug 12, 2026 | SMOLYANSKY EDWARD 10% owner | Open-market sale | −35,000 | $28.74 | $1,005,900 |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Ludmila Smolyansky Member of 10% owner group | Open-market sale | −60,000 | $30.55 | $1,833,000 |
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Questions about Lifeway Foods Inc.
Who is the CEO of Lifeway Foods Inc.?
Julie Smolyansky is Lifeway Foods Inc.'s CEO, President and Secretary.
How many directors are on Lifeway Foods Inc.'s board?
Lifeway Foods Inc.'s board has 12 directors: Andee Harris, Dorri McWhorter, Jason Scott Scher, Jody Levy, Juan Carlos Dalto, Julie Smolyansky, Kirk Chartier, Ludmila Smolyansky, Perfecto Sanchez, Pol Sikar and 2 others.
Are Lifeway Foods Inc. insiders buying or selling shares?
Over the last 12 months, Lifeway Foods Inc. insiders bought $16.7 million of shares in 15 purchases and sold $94.1 million of shares in 38 sales on the open market, as reported to the SEC on Forms 4 and 5.
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