8-K

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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): January 6, 2006



                               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 File Number)      (I.R.S. Employer
     of incorporation)                                       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

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

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ITEM 7.01  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

     On January 6, 2006, 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.

     EXHIBIT NO.       DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
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     EXHIBIT 99.1      Press release dated January 6, 2006 - "Lifeway Foods
                       Reports Record Fourth Quarter and 2005 Year End Sales
                       Results."





























                                    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: January 9, 2006

                                        LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.


                                        By: /s/ Julie Smolyansky
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                                            Julie Smolyansky
                                            Chief Executive Officer, President,
                                            and Director

EX-99.1

                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1
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PRESS RELEASE                                         Source: Lifeway Foods Inc.

Lifeway Foods Reports Record Fourth Quarter and 2005 Year End Sales Results
Friday January 6, 9:15 am ET


- -- Sales for 4th Quarter 2005 Rose 22% -- Sales for 2005 Rose 23%

MORTON GROVE, Ill., Jan. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lifeway Foods Inc.,
(Nasdaq: LWAY - News), makers of a nutritious, milk-based cultured beverage
called kefir, announced today for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2005,
Lifeway Foods sales increased 22% to $5,207,578 from $4,271,391 during the same
period a year ago. For the 2005 year ended December 31, 2005, sales rose 23% to
$20,131,654, compared to $16,319,210 for 2004 year, an increase of $3,812,444.

Julie Smolyansky, Lifeway's CEO, commented, "2005 was a milestone year for
Lifeway Foods. We started the year off by completely redesigning our packaging
for our flagship Kefir line, which made award-winning product even more
appealing to customers and this was evident all year long in our sales growth
and the number of new customers we were able to attract, such as Target, Walmart
and most recently Costco. We also saw our sales to our existing customers
increase by double digits as well.

"We started 2006 off by ringing the closing bell at the NASDAQ, and in the
coming months we will be updating the packaging for the rest of our product
line, as well as introducing a variety of healthy, nutritious dairy products to
bolster our already strong product line. We look forward to another great year."


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.

Source: Lifeway Foods Inc.