# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000814586
**File Stem:** 0001683168-25-008969
**Filing Date:** 2025-12
**Character Count:** 1809
**Document Hash:** 13f880e6e429bd307917b29f2cd83a4c
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
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**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001683168-25-008969

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: CORRESP

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251208

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Lifeway Foods, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000814586
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** DAIRY PRODUCTS [2020]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 04 Manufacturing
- **EIN:** 363442829
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** IL
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** CORRESP

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 6431 W OAKTON
- **CITY:** MORTON GROVE
- **STATE:** IL
- **ZIP:** 60053
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 847-967-1010

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 6431 W OAKTON
- **CITY:** MORTON GROVE
- **STATE:** IL
- **ZIP:** 60053

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** LIFEWAY FOODS INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

![](lifewaylogo.jpg)

December 8, 2025

VIA EDGAR

United States Securities and<br> Exchange Commission<br> 100 F Street, NE<br> Washington, DC 20549

Re: Lifeway Foods, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-3 File No. 333-291148<br> Acceleration Request <br>

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Lifeway Foods, Inc., hereby requests that the effectiveness of its Registration Statement on Form S-3, file No. 33-291148, be accelerated so that it will become effective at 9:00 a.m. (eastern time) on December 10, 2025, or as soon thereafter as practicable.

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| Very truly yours,<br>LIFEWAY FOODS, INC. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Julie Smolyansky |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Julie Smolyansky<br> *Chief Executive Officer* |

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