UNITED STATES ~~SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549~~

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT ~~Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~

~~Date~~Pursuant ofto ~~Report~~Section 13 or 15(~~Date~~d) of ~~earliest~~the ~~event~~Securities Exchange ~~reported):~~Act ~~March~~of ~~24, 2025~~1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 29, 2025

LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.

(Exact ~~Name~~name of ~~Registrant~~registrant as ~~Specified~~specified in ~~Charter~~its charter)

Illinois	000-17363	36-3442829
ILLINOIS	000-17363	36-3442829
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

6431 Oakton Street Morton Grove, Illinois		60053
6431 Oakton St. Morton Grove, IL		60053
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (847) 967-1010

N/A

(Former ~~Name~~name or ~~Former~~former ~~Address~~address, if ~~Changed~~changed ~~Since Last~~since ~~Report.~~last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

☒Securities ~~Soliciting~~registered ~~material~~ pursuant to ~~Rule~~Section ~~14a-~~12(b) ~~under~~of the ~~Exchange~~ Act ~~(17 CFR 240.14a-12)~~:

☐Title ~~Pre-commencement~~of ~~communications~~each ~~pursuant~~Class toTrading ~~Rule~~Symbol ~~14d-2(b)~~Name ~~under~~of ~~the~~each ~~Exchange~~exchange ~~Act~~on ~~(17~~which ~~CFR~~registered ~~240.14d-2(b))~~Common Stock LWAY Nasdaq Global Market Preferred Stock Purchase Rights None Nasdaq Global Market

☐Indicate ~~Pre-commencement~~by ~~communications~~check ~~pursuant~~mark towhether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule ~~13e-4~~405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (c§ 230.405 of this chapter) ~~under~~or Rule 12b-2 of the ~~Exchange~~Securities Exchange Act ~~(17~~of ~~CFR~~1934 (§ 240.~~13e-4(c~~12b 2 of this chapter)). Emerging growth company ☐

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, no par value LWAY The NASDAQ Stock Market Preferred Stock Purchase Rights n/a The NASDAQ Stock Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 7.01.

Regulation FD Disclosure.

On ~~March~~April 2429, 2025, Lifeway Foods, Inc., an(the ~~Illinois corporation, issued~~“Company”) issued a press release ~~regarding~~announcing a milestone achievement of surpassing $5 million in gross sales for the ~~nomination~~week ~~notice~~ending ~~received~~April 27, 2025, representing a 35% increase from ~~Edward~~the ~~Smolyansky~~prior year. A copy of the press release is ~~furnished~~attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 ~~hereto and is incorporated herein by reference~~.

The information under Item 97.01. ~~Financial~~of ~~Statements~~this Current Report on Form 8-K and ~~Exhibits~~the exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, or incorporated by reference into any of the Company’s filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.

~~(d)~~ Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits:.

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release issued by Lifeway Foods, Inc. on March 24, 2025

(d) Exhibits:

SIGNATURES

Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release dated April 29, 2025.

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

~~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.~~2

	LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
Date: March 24, 2025	By:	/s/ Julie Smolyansky
		Name:	Julie Smolyansky
		Title:	Chief Executive Officer and Secretary

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.

	LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
Dated: April 29, 2025	By:	/s/ Eric Hanson
		Name: Eric Hanson
		Title: Chief Financial Officer

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