Lifeway Foods, Inc., (Nasdaq: LWAY), a leading supplier of cultured
dairy products known as kefir and organic kefir, announced today
that Lifeway Foods President and CEO, Julie Smolyansky, has been
named the winner of a Gold Stevie® Award in the “Female Executive
of the Year – Consumer Products – 11 to 2,500 Employees” category
in the 18th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business.
The Stevie Awards for Women in Business honor women executives,
entrepreneurs, employees, and the companies they run – worldwide.
The Stevie Awards have been hailed as the world’s premier business
awards.
The Executive Awards Judging Committee praised Smolyansky’s work
growing, evolving and navigating the company through a global
pandemic, while continuing to support the communities around her.
They also applauded her focus, determination and compassion as a
leader, highlighting her success that started when she became CEO
of Lifeway Foods in 2002 at the age of 27, making her the youngest
female CEO of a publicly held firm at the time.
Under her leadership, Lifeway Foods has experienced consistent
and impressive growth. During the COVID-19 pandemic Lifeway’s
revenue growth surged 16.6% in the second quarter of 2021, marking
its seventh consecutive quarter-over-quarter increase. Recently,
Lifeway announced the certain asset acquisition of privately held,
California-based probiotic drinkable yogurt brand GlenOaks Farms,
Inc., and launched its new plant-based Lifeway Oat line, expanding
its portfolio of probiotic beverages beyond their best-selling
kefir to include a dairy-free, certified vegan option.
“I am honored to receive a Stevie in the Female Executive of the
Year category,” said Julie Smolyansky, CEO of Lifeway Foods. “Women
bring compassion and gut intuition to the workplace in ways that
improve company performance and the overall environment, which is
especially important in times of uncertainty and crisis. I am
humbled to know my team feels so positively about my leadership,
and I share this award with our entire organization and all the
communities we serve across the world in the spirit of improving
wellness.”
More than 1,500 entries were submitted this year for
consideration in more than 100 categories, including Executive of
the Year, Entrepreneur of the Year, Company of the Year, Startup of
the Year, Women Helping Women, and Women Run Workplace of the Year.
Lifeway Foods CEO, Julie Smolyansky, won in the “Female Executive
of the Year category for Consumer Products – 11 to 2,500 Employees”
category.
Maggie Gallagher Miller, President of the Stevie Awards, said,
“We thought the remarkable stories of achievement we saw in last
year’s awards couldn’t be topped, but we were wrong. Women-owned
and -run organizations have contributed significantly to the
increase in innovation and entrepreneurial activity we’ve seen
globally since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The
nominations submitted to the 18th Stevie Awards for Women in
Business that attest to this are inspiring, humbling, and
motivating. We congratulate all of our Gold, Silver, and Bronze
Stevie winners. We look forward to celebrating them during our
January 13 virtual ceremony, and to hearing from some of them
during our Women|Future Conference.”
Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award winners were determined by
the average scores of more than 160 business professionals around
the world, working on eight juries. Winners will be celebrated
during a virtual awards ceremony on Thursday, January 13, 2022.
Registration for the ceremony is now on sale.
About Lifeway Foods, Inc. Lifeway Foods, Inc.,
which has been recognized as one of Forbes' Best Small Companies,
is America's leading supplier of the probiotic, fermented beverage
known as kefir. In addition to its line of drinkable kefir, the
company also produces cheese and a ProBugs line for kids. Lifeway's
tart and tangy fermented dairy products are now sold across the
United States, Mexico, Ireland, France and the United Kingdom.
Learn how Lifeway is good for more than just you at
lifewayfoods.com.
Forward-Looking Statements This release (and
oral statements made regarding the subjects of this release)
contains “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 regarding, among other
things, future operating and financial performance, product
development, market position, business strategy and objectives.
These statements use words, and variations of words, such as
“continue,” “build,” “future,” “increase,” “drive,” “believe,”
“look,” “ahead,” “confident,” “deliver,” “outlook,” “expect,” and
“predict.” Other examples of forward-looking statements may
include, but are not limited to, (i) statements of Company plans
and objectives, including the introduction of new products, or
estimates or predictions of actions by customers or suppliers, (ii)
statements of future economic performance, and (III) statements of
assumptions underlying other statements and statements about
Lifeway or its business. You are cautioned not to rely on these
forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current
expectations of future events and thus are inherently subject to
uncertainty. If underlying assumptions prove inaccurate or known or
unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results could
vary materially from Lifeway’s expectations and projections. These
risks, uncertainties, and other factors include price competition;
the decisions of customers or consumers; the actions of
competitors; changes in the pricing of commodities; the effects of
government regulation; possible delays in the introduction of new
products; and customer acceptance of products and services. A
further list and description of these risks, uncertainties, and
other factors can be found in Lifeway’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, and the Company’s
subsequent filings with the SEC. Copies of these filings are
available online at https://www.sec.gov,
http://lifewaykefir.com/investor-relations/, or on request from
Lifeway. Information in this release is as of the dates and time
periods indicated herein, and Lifeway does not undertake to update
any of the information contained in these materials, except as
required by law. Accordingly, YOU SHOULD NOT RELY ON THE ACCURACY
OF ANY OF THE STATEMENTS OR OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED IN ANY
ARCHIVED PRESS RELEASE.
About the Stevie Awards Stevie Awards are
conferred in eight programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the
German Stevie Awards, the Middle East & North Africa Stevie
Awards, The American Business Awards®, The International Business
Awards®, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, the Stevie Awards
for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales &
Customer Service. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than
12,000 entries each year from organizations in more than 70
nations. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the
people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances
in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at
http://www.StevieAwards.com.
Media:Derek Miller Vice President of Communications,
Lifeway FoodsEmail: derekm@lifeway.net
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