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The Motley Fool April 3, 2008 Rich Smith	Lifeway Hits a Speed Bump Kefir manufacturer Lifeway says sales are approaching their target of $1 million dollars a week.
The Motley Fool August 15, 2008 Rich Smith	No Surprise (Party) at Lifeway The economy is a party pooper.
The Motley Fool May 16, 2007 Rich Smith	Lifeway's Sweet Success Things are looking up for the kefir maker. When stacked up against last year's negative free cash flow of more than $50,000, the mere $4,200 net cash outflow in the first-quarter 2007 results shows considerable improvement.
The Motley Fool April 12, 2007 Rich Smith	Fool on Call: Lifeway's Corporate Cotillion The dairy maid makes her debut. Lifeway announced its first-quarter 2007 sales results just one day after reporting its fourth-quarter 2006 earnings results. While the latter contained some disturbing trends in both sales and earnings, the former boasted remarkable news of sales growth.
The Motley Fool April 5, 2010 Rich Smith	Is It Time to Buy Lifeway? Not unless it can find something to buy.
The Motley Fool August 11, 2008 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Lifeway's Surprise Party In advance of earnings, analysts are predicting Lifeway Foods sales to increase 21%, while profits, unfortunately, head in the other direction.
The Motley Fool November 18, 2010 Rich Smith	Does Lifeway Deserve a Premium P/E? Lifeway could soon be within spitting distance of the kind of upper-teens operating margins that larger foodstuffs companies like General Mills and PepsiCo produce.
The Motley Fool May 23, 2005 Rich Smith	Lifeway on Ice The up-and-coming dairy puts profits growth in the fridge. If only free cash flow and profits growth could again match that performance, Lifeway would rise to become the cream of the dairy industry's crop.
The Motley Fool January 16, 2007 Rich Smith	Lifeway Still Healthy In the week since this fast-growing dairy concern reported its fourth-quarter 2006 sales results, the stock has proven remarkably volatile, first rising 3% in reaction to the news, then reversing course and tumbling for a 2% decline from its pre-news price.
The Motley Fool May 13, 2011 Rich Smith	Lifeway Foods Gives Wall Street a Healthy Glow The little kefir maker has just reported earnings that proved Wall Street right.
The Motley Fool May 16, 2008 Rich Smith	Lifeway Throws Us for a Loop Operationally, things are going great guns at Lifeway. Now if we could just get those cash flow statements, please?
The Motley Fool August 4, 2006 Rich Smith	Lifeway Gets Jumbo-Sized The No. 1 & No. 2 kefir-makers will merge. In the final analysis, Lifeway looks fairly priced, but there's little room for error. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 4, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Crazy for Kefir Lifeway's accelerating growth could be a nourishing beverage for investors.
The Motley Fool February 14, 2007 Rich Smith	I Love Lifeway Foods Deploying its cash hoard in a series of smart acquisitions in the dairy sphere, Lifeway has tripled its enterprise value in just three years. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 22, 2007 Rich Smith	Dairy Drought Prudential touched upon a longish term trend at the dairy company that should interest investors.
The Motley Fool November 18, 2005 Rich Smith	Lifeway Gets Milked The cost of doing business for the kefir maker rises precipitously -- investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 21, 2007 Rich Smith	My Wrong Turn on Lifeway Kefir maker Lifeway Foods advised that it has landed its first big food service client, U.S. Foodservice. What does Lifeway's announcement mean to investors? Well, that depends.
The Motley Fool October 13, 2008 Rich Smith	Lifeway Comes Up Short Sales miss Street's target, putting earnings growth at risk.
The Motley Fool November 19, 2007 Rich Smith	Lifeway Relives History With milk selling at all-time highs, Lifeway faces serious margin pressure, and panic selling by shareholders.
The Motley Fool July 8, 2004 Rich Smith	Dairy Company Plays Coy Illinois kefir maker Lifeway Foods plans to buy a gourmet cream cheese maker based in Philadelphia.
The Motley Fool December 1, 2008 Rich Smith	Lifeway Toasts Itself For the second time this year, Lifeway took advantage of a stock swoon to sweep in and scoop up some cheap shares -- 100,000, to be exact.
The Motley Fool May 24, 2005 Rich Smith	Lifeway Finds Its Target The deal with Target takes the kefir maker one step closer to nationwide recognition of its product. And since recognition is a prerequisite to making a sale, and making a sale a prerequisite to making a profit on that sale, this is good news for shareholders.
The Motley Fool August 6, 2008 Colleen Paulson	Easy Come, Easy Go for Dean Foods Earnings increase at Dean Foods, but looking forward, growth isn't such a sure thing.
The Motley Fool February 10, 2009 Rich Smith	Lifeway Drinks Up Another Rival Lifeway Foods, the little Illinois maker of a delicious, yoghurt-like beverage known as kefir, announces yesterday that it's buying its biggest rival in the kefir market, Pennsylvania's privately held Fresh Made Foods.
The Motley Fool October 11, 2006 Rich Smith	Lifeway Plays It Cool The absolute dominance that Lifeway obtained over the nascent market for kefir in the U.S. when it acquired its No. 2 rival should result in accelerated sales growth for Lifeway and Helios both. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 17, 2005 Rich Smith	Lifeway Has a Pulse Profits roar back to life for the kefir maker. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 17, 2008 Rich Smith	What Are the Lifeway Analysts Thinking? Despite growing its sales 15%, and its profits 67% -- numbers that fellow foodies General Mills, Kraft, and Dean Foods would drool over -- Lifeway's share price actually drops. Is that fair?
The Motley Fool August 16, 2007 Rich Smith	Lifeway's Cool Profits Lifeway Foods reports an excellent quarter, an excellent half, and looking long, an excellent year, thanks in large part to their bottled kefir protein drink, which is flying off the shelves at supermarkets and specialty shops everywhere.
The Motley Fool August 4, 2004 Rich Duprey	Dean's Downward Dip The food and beverage giant reports its profits have fallen on high milk costs, making it a sour investment.
The Motley Fool February 13, 2008 Timothy M. Otte	Dean Foods Got Milk ... Bummer Near-record highs for milk costs sink Dean Foods' quarterly profits.
The Motley Fool May 10, 2011 Jim Mueller	Dean Foods: Not as Messed Up as Everyone Thought Good first-quarter results promise better times for the dairy company.
The Motley Fool August 4, 2006 Brian Gorman	Dean Slogs On With the biggest divestitures done, Dean Foods investors can expect steady growth ahead.
The Motley Fool January 5, 2006 W.D. Crotty	Lifeway Finds Costco Lifeway to test market for its kefir product at Costco. The news sent the stock on a two-day rally. But investors would be wise to watch, rather than own, this promising company.
The Motley Fool December 15, 2004 Rich Smith	Vitamin D Is for Deficit With a subsidy nearing expiration, dairy farmers may be culling their herds. That'll come as small consolation to the shareholders of the dairy companies, of course, unless they can find a way to pass their higher costs on to consumers
The Motley Fool August 25, 2004 Rich Smith	Lifeway's Cost Crisis What happens when a great company gets hit by unforeseen circumstances? In the second quarter of 2004, Lifeway experienced a small complication: The price of the main ingredient for its products doubled.
The Motley Fool January 17, 2007 Buz Livingston	The Wall Street Journal Goes Green Is it worth paying extra for organic foods?
The Motley Fool June 3, 2008 Colleen Paulson	A Healthy Bite Out of Organic Foods Organic growth can be tough to come by in a recession. But what if we're talking about organic foods: Can these good-for-you products trigger substantial investment gains?
The Motley Fool November 3, 2005 Brian Gorman	Dean Foods' Low-Fat Strategy The dairy group came through the hurricanes with solid results, thanks in part to a focus on costs.
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The Motley Fool February 18, 2004 Rich Smith	The Making of a Momentum Stock What happens when everyone jumps on a tiny bandwagon? Last week, Rich Smith wrote about the healthy prospects of Lifeway Foods, America's largest kefir maker. Within 24 hours of publication, the stock rose over 20%. Within a week, it had increased almost 100% -- a near two-bagger! Rich takes another look at the stock today to see whether the run-up is justified.
The Motley Fool August 8, 2007 David Lee Smith	Costs Are Curdling Dean Foods' Milk With raw milk prices rising, dairy product company Dean Foods' profits are souring. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool June 2, 2010 Rick Steier	The Great Organic Food Myth Organic foods aren't as special as their makers would like us to believe. But they still mean healthy profits at some food processors and grocery stores.
The Motley Fool September 18, 2006 Jack Uldrich	Holy Cow! Wal-Mart Really Goes Organic The retailing giant's push into organic milk will bring in new customers and profits.
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The Motley Fool May 21, 2004 Rich Smith	Volatility as a Way of Life Investing in micro caps can be volatile. Case in point: Lifeway Foods, maker of specialty dairy foods for health-conscious consumers.