News Kefir CEO Honoured in Top Women in Grocery 2026 Lifeway Foods CEO Julie Smolyansky named in Progressive Grocer's Top Women in Grocery for the second year running, spotlighting kefir's gut health rise.
News Lifeway Kefir Sales Surge 37% on Gut Health Boom Lifeway Foods reports $63m in Q1 2026 net sales, a 37% surge driven by kefir demand — reflecting the UK's growing gut health and microbiome movement.
News Kefir for Gut Health: Acid Reflux Relief and Weight Loss A UK supermarket kefir drink reportedly ended daily acid reflux overnight and aided weight loss, reviving century-old microbiome science for modern gut health.