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0001554866
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000814586
LIFEWAY FOODS INC.
001-42398
6431 West Oakton
Morton Grove
IL
60053
(847) 967-1010
JASON SCHER
Director
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
8200
198604.00
15203241
06/26/2025
NASDAQ
Common
06/15/2020
Private Acquisition from Issuer/Affiliate
Issuer
N
1647
06/15/2020
Compensation
Common
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Private Acquisition from Issuer/Affiliate
Issuer
N
518
06/20/2021
Compensation
Common
06/20/2020
Private Acquisition from Issuer/Affiliate
Issuer
N
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Common
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Private Acquisition from Issuer/Affiliate
Issuer
N
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Compensation
Common
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Issuer
N
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Y
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