Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Stock

CHICAGO , Nov. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Edward and Ludmila Smolyansky ("Founding Shareholders"), who together exercise voting control with respect to approximately 29.7% of the outstanding shares of common stock of Lifeway Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ: LWAY), today called for Lifeway's board of directors to take several actions, including immediately establishing an independent special committee to evaluate and negotiate a transaction with Danone or other potential buyers. This follows a proposal by Danone North America PBC to acquire all outstanding shares of Lifeway that Danone does not already own for $27 per share in cash.

Leading U.S. Kefir Brand Announces Functional Beverage Made with Kefir Cultures to Support Skin Health, Immune System and the Microbiome MORTON GROVE, Ill. , Nov. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Lifeway Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: LWAY), a leading U.S. supplier of kefir and fermented probiotic products to support the microbiome, has announced its latest functional beverage innovation: Probiotic Smoothie + Collagen made with kefir cultures.

MORTON GROVE, Ill. , Nov. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Lifeway Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ: LWAY) (the "Company"), a leading U.S. supplier of kefir and fermented probiotic products to support the microbiome, today announced that its Board of Directors has rejected the revised unsolicited proposal made on November 15, 2024 by Danone North America PBC ("Danone") to acquire all the shares of Lifeway that it does not already own for $27.00 per share.

MORTON GROVE, Ill. , Nov. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Lifeway Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ: LWAY) ("Lifeway" or the "Company"), a leading U.S. supplier of kefir and fermented probiotic products to support the microbiome, confirmed that it has received a revised, unsolicited, non-binding proposal from Danone North America PBC ("Danone") to acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of Lifeway it does not already own for $27.00 per share in cash.

Lifeway Foods (LWAY) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.19 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.27 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.23 per share a year ago.

MORTON GROVE, Ill. , Nov. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Lifeway Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: LWAY) ("Lifeway" or "the Company"), a leading U.S. supplier of kefir and fermented probiotic products to support the microbiome, today announced it will report financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024 on November 14, 2024 before market hours.

CHICAGO , Nov. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On September 23, 2024, Danone SA (OTCQX: DANOY) proposed to acquire Lifeway Foods (NASDAQ: LWAY) in a transaction valued at approximately $283 million, offering $25 per share in cash. However, on November 6, the Lifeway Foods Board of Directors rejected the offer, instead adopting a "poison pill" limited shareholder rights plan.

MORTON GROVE, Ill. , Oct. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Lifeway Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: LWAY), a leading U.S. supplier of kefir and fermented probiotic products that support the microbiome, announced today the release of 10 new innovative flavors to its on-the-go 8-ounce line of organic kefir.

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