UNITED STATES ~~SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~

~~Date~~SECURITIES ofAND ~~Report~~EXCHANGE ~~(Date of earliest event reported): July 3, 2025~~COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

_________________

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 15, 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 material~~registered pursuant to ~~Rule~~Section ~~14a-~~12(b) ~~under~~of the ~~Exchange~~ Act ~~(17 CFR 240.14a-12)~~:

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

☐Indicate ~~Pre-commencement~~by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth ~~communications~~company ~~pursuant~~as todefined 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 July 315, 2025, Lifeway Foods, Inc., an(the ~~Illinois~~“Company”) ~~corporation,~~ issued a press release ~~regarding~~announcing ~~the~~a ~~consent~~milestone ~~solicitation~~achievement ~~statement~~of ~~filed~~surpassing by$5.5 ~~Ludmila~~million ~~Smolyansky,~~in ~~Edward~~gross ~~Smolyansky~~sales for the week ending July 13, ~~Richard Beleutz~~2025, representing ~~Cindy~~a ~~Curry,~~66% ~~Michael~~increase ~~Leydervuder,~~from ~~George~~the ~~Sent~~prior year and ~~Robert~~announcing ~~Whalen~~information about the Company’s next call discussing financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025. 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 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and 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.

This Current Report and Exhibit 99.1 hereto contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical statements of fact and those regarding the Company’s intent, belief, plans or expectations for the Company’s business, operations, financial performance or condition, including, without limitation, statements regarding expected net sales. These statements use words such as “continue,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “project,” “estimate,” “outlook,” “potential,” “forecast” and similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “should,” “would,” “may” and “could.” You are cautioned not to rely on these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this Current Report, are based on current expectations of future events and thus are inherently subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which involve factors or circumstances beyond the Company’s control. If underlying assumptions prove inaccurate or known or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results could vary materially from the Company’s expectations and projections. These risks, uncertainties and other factors include: price competition; the decisions of customers or consumers; the actions of competitors; changes in the pricing of commodities; the effects of government regulation; possible delays in the introduction of new products; customer acceptance of products and services; and other factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 and Part II, Item 1A “Risk Factors” of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2025. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements (including, without limitation, to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or new information), except as required by law.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.:

Exhibit No.	Description	~~Description~~
99.1	Press Release dated July 15, 2025.	~~Press Release issued by Lifeway Foods, Inc. on July 3, 2025~~
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

~~SIGNATURES~~2

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.	~~LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.~~
Date: July 3, 2025		By:	/s/ Julie Smolyansky
Dated: July 15, 2025	By:	/s/ Eric Hanson
			Name: Julie Smolyansky Title: Chief Executive Officer and Secretary
		Name: Eric Hanson
		Title: Chief Financial Officer

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