---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001683168-25-000930"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LWAY"
cik: "0000814586"
company_name: "Lifeway Foods, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-02-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T23:40:15.581620+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Lifeway expects $5M net profit from Simple Mills sale to Flowers Foods

## Summary
- Anticipates ~$5M net profit upon closing of Simple Mills sale; total expected proceeds ~$6.5M including prior $1.5M gain in 2019.
- Simple Mills acquired by Flowers Foods for $795M; transaction subject to regulatory approval, expected Q1 2025 close.
- CEO Julie Smolyansky credited for the 2015 early investment; Board affirms support for management.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001683168-25-000930
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LWAY
- cik: 0000814586
- company_name: Lifeway Foods, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-02-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/814586/000168316825000930/0001683168-25-000930-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/814586/000168316825000930/lifeway_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-25-000930
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-25-000930.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-25-000930.txt

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