Lifeway Foods

Lifeway Foods, Inc.
Public
Traded as NASDAQ: LWAY
Industry Health food
Founded Morton Grove, Illinois (1986)
Founder Michael Smolyansky
Headquarters Morton Grove, Illinois, United States
Key people
 Michael Smolyansky
Julie Smolyansky
Products Kefir
Revenue Increase US$58,115,878 (2009)
Increase US$8,938,668 (2009)
Increase US$5,569,702 (2009)
Total assets US$51,469,843 (2009)
Total equity US$32,571,330 (2009)
Number of employees
 200
Website www.lifeway.net

Lifeway Foods is a company that sells kefir founded in 1986.

History

Lifeway Foods was founded by Michael Smolyansky, an immigrant who arrived in the United States from Odessa, Ukraine, in 1976. Ten years after moving to the US, he found the fermented milk drink kefir at a food show and decided to start producing it. The company started in Michael's basement, but it soon turned public. After Michael's death in 2002, his daughter, Julie Smolyansky, took over the company.[1][2]"

Products

Lifeway's flagship product is kefir. Lifeway sells it in several varieties, including low-fat, non-fat, Greek, organic, and low-carb varieties, as well as these in several different flavors.[3]

Kefir Product Lineup:

Kefir

Low Fat Kefir

  • Plain Low Fat Kefir
  • Strawberry Low Fat Kefir
  • Blueberry Low Fat Kefir
  • Raspberry Low Fat Kefir
  • Coconut Chia Low Fat Kefir
  • Mango Low Fat Kefir
  • Madagascar Vanilla Low Fat Kefir
  • Pomegranate Low Fat Kefir
  • Peach Low Fat Kefir
  • Strawberry Banana Low Fat Kefir
  • Honey Fig Low Fat Kefir
  • Cherry Low Fat Kefir
  • Cappuccino Low Fat Kefir
  • Chocolate Truffle Low Fat Kefir

Non Fat Kefir

  • Plain Non Fat Kefir
  • Strawberry Banana Non Fat Kefir
  • Blueberry Non Fat Kefir
  • Raspberry Non Fat Kefir
  • Strawberry Non Fat Kefir

Veggie Kefir

  • Beet Kefir
  • Cucumber Kefir
  • Tomato Kefir

Kefir with Oats

  • Cinnamon Apple Kefir With Oats
  • Vanilla Plum Kefir With Oats
  • Blueberry Maple Kefir With Oats

Perfect 12 Kefir

  • Key Lime Pie Perfect12™ Kefir
  • Apple Pear Cobbler Perfect12™ Kefir
  • Orange Cream Perfect12™ Kefir
  • Triple Berry Tart Perfect12™ Kefir

Traditional Kefir

  • Krestiansky Kefir
  • Bazarny Kefir
  • Wiejski Kefir
  • Original Kefir

Greek Style Kefir

  • Greek Style Strawberry Fat Free Kefir
  • Greek Style Plain Whole Milk Kefir

Organic Kefir

Low Fat Kefir

  • Plain Low Fat Kefir
  • Pomegranate Açaí Low Fat Kefir
  • Strawberries & Cream Low Fat Kefir
  • Raspberry Low Fat Kefir
  • Peach Low Fat Kefir
  • Blueberry Low Fat Kefir

Whole Milk Kefir

  • Plain Whole Milk Kefir
  • Wildberries Whole Milk Kefir

Helios Kefir

  • Original Helios Kefir
  • Strawberry & Honey Helios Kefir
  • Raspberry & Honey Helios Kefir
  • Coconut & Honey Helios Kefir
  • Vanilla Helios Kefir
  • Pomegranate/Blueberry & Honey
  • Pear & Honey Helios Kefir

Green Kefir

  • Kiwi Passion Fruit Green Kefir
  • Pomegranate Açaí Blueberry Green Kefir

ProBugs

ProBugs

  • Sublime Slime Lime ProBugs
  • Orange Creamy Crawler ProBugs
  • Goo Berry Pie ProBugs
  • Strawnana Split ProBugs
  • Kiwi Kale Critter ProBugs

ProBugs Blast

  • Cherry Lime ProBugs Blast
  • Grape ProBugs Blast
  • Strawberry Kiwi ProBugs Blast
  • Peach Mango ProBugs Blast

Frozen ProBugs

  • Goo Berry Pie Frozen ProBugs
  • Orange Creamy Crawler Frozen ProBugs
  • Strawnana Split Frozen ProBugs

Frozen Kefir

Mango Frozen Kefir

  • Original Frozen Kefir
  • Coconut Frozen Kefir
  • Pomegranate Frozen Kefir
  • Strawberry Frozen Kefir

Frozen Kefir Bars

  • Vanilla Frozen Kefir Bars
  • Pear Frozen Kefir Bars
  • Green Tea Raspberry Frozen Kefir Bars
  • Coconut Frozen Kefir Bars

BijoKefir

BioKefir

  • Vanilla BioKefir
  • Black Cherry BioKefir
  • Blackberry BioKefir
  • Pomegranate Blueberry BioKefir

Cheese

Farmer Cheese

  • Farmer Cheese
  • Farmer Cheese Lite
  • Farmer Cheese Fat Free

[4]

References

  1. ↑ Hogan, Marc (December 18, 2006). "From Russia, with Yogurt". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
  2. ↑ "BRIEFS".
  3. ↑ "Products". Lifeway Foods. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Lifeway". http://lifewaykefir.com/''. Retrieved 26 January 2015.

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