Lifeway Foods, Inc. manufactures probiotic, cultured, functional dairy and non-dairy health food products. Its primary products include kefir, a drinkable dairy beverage, which is sold under the brand Lifeway Kefir and Helios Nutrition Organic Kefir; a line of various drinkable yogurts sold under the Tuscan and Lassi brands; and BasicsPlus, a dairy based immune-supporting dietary supplement beverage. The company manufactures Lifeway Farmer Cheese, a line of various farmer cheeses and gourmet cream cheeses, and Sweet Kiss, a fruit sugar-flavored spreadable cheese. It also manufactures and markets a vegetable-based seasoning under the brand Golden Zesta. The company was founded by Michael Smolyansky in February 1986 and is headquartered in Morton Grove, IL.