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Lifeway Foods EPS Increases 44% Year-Over-Year as Kefir Company Announces Results for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2025
Lifeway Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: LWAY) ("Lifeway" or "the Company"), a leading U.S. supplier of kefir and fermented probiotic products to support the microbiome, reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025.
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