ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Styx Acquisition, LLC Dba Buehler's Fresh Foods ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-11

$26M
Total assets
1,586
Participants
81st
Percentile by assets
$16,489
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Buehler's Fresh Foods Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Styx Acquisition, LLC Dba Buehler's Fresh Foods · Ohio · Wholesale Trade

$26M in assets, 1,586 participants

Styx Acquisition, LLC Dba Buehler's Fresh Foods's Buehler's Fresh Foods Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $26M in total assets and 1,586 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 81st 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.

  • 81st percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #5,490 in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

Buehler's Fresh Foods Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 1,586 participants in Ohio, 2.1x the typical Ohio plan (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $26M.

$26M
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
1,586
covered participants
81st
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$16,489
avg assets per participant

Where Buehler's Fresh Foods Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits by total assets

Buehler's Fresh Foods Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$26,151,313 Top 19% higher than 81% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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

State
Ohio
Industry
Wholesale Trade

Participants vs Ohio filers

In Ohio, the average filing covers about 765 participants across 5,089 plans. Buehler's Fresh Foods Employee Stock Ownership Plan reports 1,586 participants - 2.1x that state average ($26M EOY assets).

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$23M
Net Assets (End of Year)$26M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN822654781
Plan Effective Date2017-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Styx Acquisition, LLC Dba Buehler's Fresh Foods)

$60M$61M$62M$63M$64M 202220232024 $60.4M $62.3M ▲ +3.1%
Total plan assets by year, all Styx Acquisition, LLC Dba Buehler's Fresh Foods plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,917 $60M
2023 2 3,099 $64M
2024 2 2,771 $62M

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Peer ESOP plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Buehler's Fresh Foods Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Buehler's Fresh Foods Employee Stock Ownership Plan grew at a solid clip - up 14.5% during 2022, from $23M to $26M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have Styx Acquisition, LLC Dba Buehler's Fresh Foods plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Styx Acquisition, LLC Dba Buehler's Fresh Foods's sponsor-wide assets grew 3.1%, from $60M to $62M.
Where does Buehler's Fresh Foods Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Buehler's Fresh Foods Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the 81st 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 ESOP plans are similar in size to Buehler's Fresh Foods Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Force Companies ESOP in IN ($26M, 43 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Buehler's Fresh Foods Employee Stock Ownership Plan's numbers.

  • By total assets, Buehler's Fresh Foods Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar ESOP plans in Ohio. Compare plans
  • Styx Acquisition, LLC Dba Buehler's Fresh Foods's sponsor-wide assets have grown 3.1% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Wholesale Trade plans

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 822654781.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.