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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950137-06-004253
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20060405
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
FILED AS OF DATE:		20060406
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20060406

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:		06745995

	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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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>WASHINGTON D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM 8-K</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CURRENT REPORT<BR>
Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April&nbsp;5, 2006
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top">ILLINOIS
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">0-17363
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">36-3442829</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(State or other jurisdiction of
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">incorporation)</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">6431 West Oakton St. Morton Grove, IL
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">60053</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: (847)&nbsp;967-1010
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">N/A
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">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:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#111;</FONT> Written communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#111;</FONT> Soliciting material pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On April&nbsp;5, 2006, Lifeway Foods, Inc., an Illinois corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) issued a press
release. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1.
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Press release dated April&nbsp;5, 2006 &#150; &#147;Lifeway Foods Reports Record First Quarter 2006 Sales Results.&#148;</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">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.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Dated: April&nbsp;6, 2006
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left">LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.<BR>
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    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Julie Smolyansky
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">EXHIBIT 99.1
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Lifeway Foods Reports Record First Quarter 2006 Sales Results</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 3%; margin-top: 18pt"><B>- Sales for 1st Quarter 2006 Rose 29%</B>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 3%; margin-top: 0pt"><B>- Began Shipments to East Coast Pathmark Stores</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>Morton Grove, IL&#151;April&nbsp;5, 2006&#151;</B>Lifeway Foods Inc., (Nasdaq: LWAY), makers of a nutritious,
milk-based cultured beverage called kefir, announced today for the first quarter ended March&nbsp;31,
2006, sales increased 29% to $6,003,023 from $4,656,860 during the same period a year ago.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Julie Smolyansky, Lifeway&#146;s CEO, commented, &#147;The first quarter 2006 was another fantastic quarter
for Lifeway Foods. Just last week, we debuted our Probug&#146;s<FONT style="font-family: Symbol">&#228;</FONT> Organic Kefir at the Natural
Products Expo West show in Anaheim, and the response was overwhelming. We believe this new and
innovative dairy product for kids, the first in the dairy industry, will further bring awareness of
Lifeway&#146;s award winning Kefir beverages.&#148;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Smolyansky continues &#147;We are also confident our strong first quarter results will continue in 2006
as awareness of our products grow and we continue to gain more distribution. Just last week, we
began shipments to about 150 Pathmark supermarkets in the New York, New Jersey, and Philadelphia
areas of 5 flavors of Lifeway Kefir.&#148;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">About Lifeway Foods, Inc.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Lifeway, named as Forbe&#146;s 47th Best Small Companies (Nov. 2004) and Fortune Small Business&#146; 38th
Fastest Growing Small Companies (July/August&nbsp;2004), is America&#146;s leading supplier of the cultured
dairy product known as kefir. Lifeway Kefir is a dairy beverage that contains Lifeway&#146;s exclusive
10 Live and Active probiotic cultures. While most regular yogurt only contains two or three of
these &#147;friendly&#148; cultures, Lifeway kefir products offer more nutritional benefits. Lifeway offers
13 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&#146;s
Pudding!.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">For more information, contact Julie Smolyansky at Lifeway Foods, Inc. at (847)&nbsp;967-1010 or e-mail
at <U>info@lifeway.net</U> and visit <U>http://www.lifeway.net</U> .
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">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&#146;s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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