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Kefir-Leader Lifeway Foods CEO Julie Smolyansky Honored in Progressive Grocer's Top Women in Grocery Awards
Lifeway Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ: LWAY)("Lifeway" or "the Company), a leading U.S. supplier of kefir and fermented probiotic products that support the microbiome, proudly announced today that its President and CEO, Julie Smolyansky, has been honored as one of Progressive Grocer's 2025 Top Women in Grocery.
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