401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

C&s Wholesale Grocers, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$489M
Total assets Above avg plan size
11,834
Participants Very large workforce
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$41,351
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: C&s and Affiliates 401(k) Savings Plan (a) · Sponsored by C&s Wholesale Grocers, Inc. · New Hampshire · Wholesale Trade

$489M in assets, 11,834 participants

C&s Wholesale Grocers, Inc.'s C&s and Affiliates 401(k) Savings Plan (a) reported $489M in total assets and 11,834 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • #6,755 in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)

Coverage in New Hampshire

C&s and Affiliates 401(k) Savings Plan (a) covers 11,834 participants in New Hampshire, 39x the typical New Hampshire plan (state average ~301 per filing). Assets: $489M.

#6,755
in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)
-16.9%
assets change YoY
4.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $124M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

C&s and Affiliates 401(k) Savings Plan (a)'s outsized position by total assets

C&s and Affiliates 401(k) Savings Plan (a) vs every filed plan by assets

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

$489,347,863 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

C&s and Affiliates 401(k) Savings Plan (a)'s mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. C&s and Affiliates 401(k) Savings Plan (a) is a mega filing (11,834 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 041140950 · C&s Wholesale Grocers, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

C&s and Affiliates 401(k) Savings Plan (a) · $489M · 11,834 · 98th

  • PART $489M
  • TYPE 11,834
  • NET 98th
  • BOOK 401(k)
  • VS-ST near Schwan's Company Retirement Savings Plan
  • BOY ind #6755

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 Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in New Hampshire →

C&s and Affiliates 401(k) Savings Plan (a) in the asset neighbourhood

Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. Employees' Profit Sharing Retirement PlanLoomis, Sayles & Company, L.…$490MSchwan's Company Retirement Savings PlanSchwan's Company Retirement …$489MC&s and Affiliates 401(k) Savings Plan (a)C&s and Affiliates 401(k) Sa…$489MBj's Wholesale Club, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan for Salaried EmployeesBj's Wholesale Club, Inc. 40…$489MFreudenberg Companies 401(k) Retirement PlanFreudenberg Companies 401(k)…$489M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among C&s and Affiliates 401(k) Savings Plan (a) and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

New Hampshire filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$589M
Net Assets (End of Year)$489M
Net Income-$124M
Employer EIN041140950
Plan Effective Date1962-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (C&s Wholesale Grocers, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All C&s Wholesale Grocers, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$786M 34.88795094661851% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$500M$600M$700M$800M$900M 202220232024 $582M $786M ▲ +34.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 13,488 $582M
2023 4 13,629 $679M
2024 4 12,394 $786M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New Hampshire

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

C&s and Affiliates 401(k) Savings Plan (a) vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Hampshire, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050001000015000 200300400500600 Total assets ($M) Participants C&s and Affiliates 401(k) Savings Plan (a), Total assets ($M): 489.347863 · Participants: 11834C&s and Affiliates 401(k) Savings Plan (a)Ams Osram Savings Plan, Total assets ($M): 443.987165 · Participants: 998Ams Osram Savings PlanAlbany International Corp. Prosperity Plus Savings, Total assets ($M): 398.492463 · Participants: 1603Albany International Corp. Prosperity Plus SavingsConnection Employee 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($M): 311.382165 · Participants: 2540Connection Employee 401(k) and Profit Sharing PlanCoca Cola Beverages Northeast, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan, Total assets ($M): 307.852256 · Participants: 2662Coca Cola Beverages Northeast, Inc. Incentive Savings PlanHypertherm, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($M): 225.301687 · Participants: 1612Hypertherm, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan
C&s and Affiliates 401(k) Savings Plan (a) vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Hampshire, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for C&s and Affiliates 401(k) Savings Plan (a)

C&s and Affiliates 401(k) Savings Plan (a) reports $489M in end-of-year assets across 11,834 participants (0.004% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.013% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $41,351 per participant (30% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$124M.

This plan identity (EIN 041140950, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $489M to $671M (+37.0%) while covered participants moved from 11,834 to 11,041 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 11,834 $489M This page
2023 12,135 $575M Open filing
2024 · index core 11,041 $671M Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

C&s and Affiliates 401(k) Savings Plan (a)'s out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Hampshire, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Schwan's Company Retirement Savings Plan in MN ($489M); by covered participants it is Life Care Companies LLC Retirement and 401(k) Savings Plan in IA (11,831 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (11,834 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 C&s and Affiliates 401(k) Savings Plan (a) assets move in 2022?
C&s and Affiliates 401(k) Savings Plan (a) declined sharply - down 16.9% during 2022, from $589M to $489M. Reported net income was -$124M.
How have C&s Wholesale Grocers, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), C&s Wholesale Grocers, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 34.9%, from $582M to $786M.
Where does C&s and Affiliates 401(k) Savings Plan (a) rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
C&s and Affiliates 401(k) Savings Plan (a) ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to C&s and Affiliates 401(k) Savings Plan (a)?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Schwan's Company Retirement Savings Plan in MN ($489M, 6,537 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to C&s and Affiliates 401(k) Savings Plan (a)?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Life Care Companies LLC Retirement and 401(k) Savings Plan in IA (11,831 participants, $207M in assets).