Lifeway Foods, Inc.
A maker of fermented, probiotic-rich dairy drinks, Lifeway Foods is the largest producer of kefir in the United States, selling flavored and whole-milk kefir smoothies in grocery refrigerators nationwide. It was founded in 1986 by Michael Smolyansky, a Ukrainian immigrant who, after finding kefir—a staple of his native Soviet diet—missing from American stores, built his first production facility in the basement of his family's home in Skokie, Illinois. The company's name reflects its mission of bringing a healthier "way of life" to American tables.
Granted 469.6K · Bought 7.0K · Sold 135.7K
Sold 437.1K
Bought 165.0K
Bought 165.0K
Sold 853.3K
Granted 92.4K · Sold 25.5K
Granted 24.2K · Sold 12.9K
Granted 6.1K
Granted 9.3K
Granted 6.1K · Sold 14.0K
Granted 6.1K
Granted 4.8K
Sold 24.6K
Sold 3.45M
| Insider | Stake change | Holds now | Granted / vested | Bought | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smolyansky JulieCEO, President and Secretary, Director, 10% owner · 39 transactions | — | 4.95M | 469.6K | 7.0K | 135.7K |
| Smolyansky Edward10% owner · 33 transactions | — | 4.43M | — | — | 437.1K |
| Zolezzi William +2 co-filers10% owner · 4 transactions | — | 4.04M | — | 165.0K | — |
| Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP +1 co-filer10% owner · 4 transactions | — | 1.94M | — | 165.0K | — |
| Smolyansky LudmilaMember of 10% owner group · 117 transactions | — | 1.37M | — | — | 853.3K |
| Hanson Eric ACFO · 28 transactions | +86.3% | 58.9K | 92.4K | — | 25.5K |
| Feldman Amy M.Sr. Exec VP of Sales · 21 transactions | — | 41.1Kas of Jan 2025 | 24.2K | — | 12.9K |
| Levy JodyDirector · 3 transactions | +29.4% | 26.8Kas of Jul 2025 | 6.1K | — | — |
| McWhorter DorriDirector · 4 transactions | +55.5% | 25.9K | 9.3K | — | — |
| Sikar PolDirector · 8 transactions | -35.8% | 22.2Kas of Jul 2025 | 6.1K | — | 14.0K |
| Sanchez PerfectoDirector · 3 transactions | — | 6.1Kas of Jul 2025 | 6.1K | — | — |
| Dalto Juan CarlosDirector · 2 transactions | — | 4.8K | 4.8K | — | — |
| Scher Jason ScottDirector · 2 transactions | -100% | 1 | — | — | 24.6K |
| Danone S.A.10% owner · 1 transaction | — | 0 | — | — | 3.45M |
Select a row to see that insider’s individual transactions. Sum of the holdings confirmed in the 12 months before this insider's last filing. A Form 4 reports a holding per line — held directly, or through a named trust, partnership or foundation, and in each share class separately — never a person’s total. Lines not restated in that time are left out and shown apart: an active filer restates what they still hold, so a line they did not restate is more often an entity since renamed, whose shares a successor line reports too. An amber marker means some were left out.
Net open-market activity over the last 5 years: -4.62M shares. Grants, option exercises and tax withholding are excluded — they are compensation mechanics, not decisions to buy or sell.