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LIFEWAY FOODS has released millions of dollars of investment Double production capacity Among the KEFIR products in WAUKESHA, Wisconsin, the company said in a press release.
The company has completed one of the expansion plans, and the project is expected to be completed by the third quarter of 2026, which did not provide details on the contents included in each stage.
By this year, Lifeway has doubled the number of fermented tanks used to combine crude oil with living Kefir culture.
“We are not just growing but accelerating,” said Julie Smolyansky, the CEO of Lifeway Foods. “Lifeway consists of a new growth frontier with a record result and a blistering exercise in the third quarter of Q1 and Q2.”
Lifeway’s Kefir products, including milk and smoothies, have benefited from the boom of consumer demand for convenient and nutritious foods. In particular, GLP-1 drug users for weight loss It has been changed to yogurt and dairy products. Increases protein intake.
Lifeway reported earlier this month Net sales of $ 39.1 million In the first two months of the third quarter, it increased 20% year -on -year. Food manufacturers, headquartered in Illinois, have recognized growth by expanding distribution transactions with targets, Whole Foods, Amazon Fresh and other retailers. The company has grown in the 22nd consecutive quarter.
Smollyansky said that WAUKESHA expansion said, “We expand smart, invest in the community, and ensure that it remains at the forefront of functional dairy innovation.”
LIFEWAY has already used about 100 million pounds of milk every year in Wisconsin, using culture for Kefir every year. The company is deploying new investments as the benefits of Wisconsin’s dairy economy. The company creates Kefir by inoculation of living kefir grains and milk. Or colonies of the bacteria and yeast.
that Dairy Giant Danone says he will give up his efforts to acquire Lifeway after two failed attempts. Lifeway said it will focus on implementing a growth strategy after withdrawal.
