---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001683168-22-000190"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LWAY"
cik: "0000814586"
company_name: "Lifeway Foods, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-01-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T19:42:14.023457+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Lifeway Foods terminates consulting agreement with Ludmila Smolyansky; Edward Smolyansky departs

## Summary
- Terminated consulting agreement with Ludmila Smolyansky, board chair, effective Jan 17, 2022.
- Edward Smolyansky no longer employed by Lifeway as of Jan 4, 2022.
- Both departures involve Smolyansky family members; management transition unclear.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001683168-22-000190
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LWAY
- cik: 0000814586
- company_name: Lifeway Foods, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-01-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.02, 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/814586/000168316822000190/0001683168-22-000190-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/814586/000168316822000190/lifeway_i8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-22-000190
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-22-000190.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-22-000190.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Edward Smolyansky departed as other at Lifeway Foods, Inc..
  - Action: no longer employed
  source text: As of January 4, 2022, Edward Smolyansky is no longer employed by the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/814586/000168316822000190/0001683168-22-000190-index.htm

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