401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

The Fresh Market, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$57M
Total assets Below avg plan size
6,438
Participants Above avg headcount
89th
Percentile by assets National rank
$8,792
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Fresh Market, Inc. Employees 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by The Fresh Market, Inc. · North Carolina · Retail Trade

$57M in assets, 6,438 participants

The Fresh Market, Inc.'s The Fresh Market, Inc. Employees 401(k) Savings Plan reported $57M in total assets and 6,438 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 89th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #8,961 in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)

Coverage in North Carolina

The Fresh Market, Inc. Employees 401(k) Savings Plan covers 6,438 participants in North Carolina, 7.9x the typical North Carolina plan (state average ~819 per filing). Assets: $57M.

#8,961
in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)
-13.6%
assets change YoY
0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $9M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Fresh Market, Inc. Employees 401(k) Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Fresh Market, Inc. Employees 401(k) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$56,600,248 Top 11% higher than 89% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

The Fresh Market, Inc. Employees 401(k) Savings Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Fresh Market, Inc. Employees 401(k) Savings Plan lands in the large band (6,438 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 561311233 · The Fresh Market, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

The Fresh Market, Inc. Employees 401(k) Savings Plan · $57M · 6,438 · 89th

  • BOOK $57M
  • VS-ST 6,438
  • BOY 89th
  • SCH 401(k)
  • EBSA near Geode Capital Management, LLC Retirement Plan
  • PART ind #8961

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Retail Trade retirement plans → · Plans in North Carolina →

The Fresh Market, Inc. Employees 401(k) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Fresh Market, Inc. Employees 401(k) Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

North Carolina filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$66M
Net Assets (End of Year)$57M
Net Income-$9M
Employer EIN561311233
Plan Effective Date1985-05-06
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Fresh Market, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Fresh Market, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$79M 39.17378065198584% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$50M$60M$70M$80M$90M 202220232024 $56.6M $78.8M ▲ +39.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 6,438 $57M
2023 1 6,510 $69M
2024 1 7,260 $79M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in North Carolina

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

The Fresh Market, Inc. Employees 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants The Fresh Market, Inc. Employees 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.056600248 · Participants: 6438The Fresh Market, Inc. Employees 401(k) Savings PlanThe Bank of America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 47.134026012 · Participants: 169036The Bank of America 401(k) PlanHoneywell 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.565715066 · Participants: 39007Honeywell 401(k) PlanDuke Energy Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.364902 · Participants: 27731Duke Energy Retirement Savings PlanTruist Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.965353965 · Participants: 51871Truist Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings PlanLowes 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.355936526 · Participants: 284864Lowes 401(k) Plan
The Fresh Market, Inc. Employees 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for The Fresh Market, Inc. Employees 401(k) Savings Plan

The Fresh Market, Inc. Employees 401(k) Savings Plan reports $57M in end-of-year assets across 6,438 participants (0.000% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.007% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $8,792 per participant (6% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$9M.

This plan identity (EIN 561311233, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $57M to $79M (+39.2%) while covered participants moved from 6,438 to 7,260 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 6,438 $57M This page
2023 6,510 $69M Open filing
2024 · index core 7,260 $79M Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

The Fresh Market, Inc. Employees 401(k) Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Carolina, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Geode Capital Management, LLC Retirement Plan in MA ($57M); by covered participants it is Idexx Retirement and Incentive Savings Plan in ME (6,436 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (6,438 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did The Fresh Market, Inc. Employees 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2022?
The Fresh Market, Inc. Employees 401(k) Savings Plan pulled back noticeably - down 13.6% during 2022, from $66M to $57M. Reported net income was -$9M.
How have The Fresh Market, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Fresh Market, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 39.2%, from $57M to $79M.
Where does The Fresh Market, Inc. Employees 401(k) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
The Fresh Market, Inc. Employees 401(k) Savings Plan ranks in the 89th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to The Fresh Market, Inc. Employees 401(k) Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Geode Capital Management, LLC Retirement Plan in MA ($57M, 150 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Fresh Market, Inc. Employees 401(k) Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Idexx Retirement and Incentive Savings Plan in ME (6,436 participants, $834M in assets).