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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001072613-05-001651
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20050705
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20050706
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20050705

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			LIFEWAY FOODS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000814586
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	DAIRY PRODUCTS [2020]
		IRS NUMBER:				363442829
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			IL
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-17363
		FILM NUMBER:		05938499

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6431 W OAKTON
		CITY:			MORTON GROVE
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60053
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7089671010

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6431 W OAKTON
		CITY:			MORTON GROVE
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60053
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON D.C. 20549

                                  _____________

                                    FORM 8-K
                                  _____________


                                 CURRENT REPORT
     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  July 5, 2005






                               LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



        ILLINOIS                     0-17363                   36-3442829
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(State or other jurisdiction       (Commission              (I.R.S. Employer
    of incorporation)              File Number)             Identification No.)



                   6431 West Oakton St. Morton Grove, IL 60053
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               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (847) 967-1010



                                       N/A
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)





Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:

[_]  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
     CFR 230.425)

[_]  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
     240.14a-12)

[_]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

[_]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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ITEM 7.01   REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

            On July 5, 2005, Lifeway Foods, Inc., an Illinois corporation (the
"Company") issued a press release. A copy of the press release is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1.








ITEM 9.01   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

            EXHIBIT NO.     DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
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            EXHIBIT 99.1    Press release dated July 5, 2005 - "Lifeway Foods
                            Reports Record Second Quarter, and Six Months Sales"



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                                    SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



Dated: July 5, 2005

                                          LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.


                                          By: /s/ Julie Smolyansky
                                          -----------------------------------
                                          Julie Smolyansky
                                          Chief Executive Officer, President,
                                          and Director
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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1
                                                                    ------------
PRESS RELEASE
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Lifeway Foods Reports Record Second Quarter, and Six Months Sales
Tuesday July 5, 4:00 pm ET



- - Sales for 2nd Quarter 2005 Rose 27%


- - Expanded Non Perishable Product Line


- - Full 2nd Quarter results and Earnings scheduled for August 15, 2005



MORTON GROVE, Ill., July 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lifeway Foods, Inc.
(Nasdaq: LWAY - News) announced its revenue results for the second quarter 2005,
and six-months ended June 30, 2005.

For the second quarter ended June 30, 2005, Lifeway Foods sales increased 27% to
$5,069,900 from $4,002,093 during the same period a year ago. For the six months
period ended June 30, 2005, sales rose 23% to $9,726,760, compared to $7,937,172
for the same period in 2004.

Julie Smolyansky, Lifeway's CEO, commented, "We are extremely pleased with our
second quarter sales results. Our growth shows the continuing acceptance and
recognition of our kefir beverages, and the probiotic markets as a whole, in
both the health food segment and the mass market. We continue to see numerous
positive inquiries from some of the nation's largest retailers. These factors
give us a very confident feeling for our prospects in the second half of the
year."

In addition, Lifeway has expanded its product line to include more nonperishable
food items. "Now that we have a new, larger distribution and storage facility,
we can take advantage of our strong delivery system in Chicago to expand our
product offerings. These items, which will go directly on our existing routes,
automatically add value to our bottom line," said company CFO, Edward
Smolyansky.


About Lifeway Foods, Inc.
- -------------------------
Lifeway, named as Forbes' 38th best small business and Fortune Small Business'
47th Fastest Growing Small Business, is America's leading supplier of the
cultured dairy product known as kefir. Kefir is a dairy beverage that contains
ten types of "friendly," active probiotic cultures. While most regular yogurt
only contains two or three of these cultures, Lifeway kefir products offer more
nutritional benefits. Lifeway offers 12 different flavors of its Kefir beverage,
Organic Kefir and SoyTreat (a soy based kefir). Lifeway also produces a line of
products marketed in US Hispanic communities, called La Fruta Drinkable Yogurt
(yogurt drinks distinct from kefir). In addition to its line of Kefir products,
the company produces a variety of cheese products and recently introduced a line
of organic pudding called It's Pudding!.


For more information, contact Lifeway Foods, Inc. at (847) 967-1010 or e-mail at
info@lifeway.net and visit http://www.lifeway.net.

This news release contains forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned
that actual results may differ materially from such forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties including, but not
limited to, competitive pressures and other important factors detailed in the
Company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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