ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Styx Acquisition, LLC Dba Buehler's Fresh Foods ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$26M
Total assets Below avg plan size
1,586
Participants Near avg headcount
81st
Percentile by assets National rank
$16,489
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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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.

  • #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.

#5,490
in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)
+14.5%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Buehler's Fresh Foods Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position 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 $2,050,000,000 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

Buehler's Fresh Foods Employee Stock Ownership 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. Buehler's Fresh Foods Employee Stock Ownership Plan lands in the large band (1,586 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 822654781 · Styx Acquisition, LLC Dba Buehler's Fresh Foods PY 2022 · ESOP

Buehler's Fresh Foods Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $26M · 1,586 · 81st

  • BOOK $26M
  • VS-ST 1,586
  • BOY 81st
  • SCH ESOP
  • EBSA near Force Companies ESOP
  • PART ind #5490

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 What is an ESOP? → · Plans in Ohio →

Buehler's Fresh Foods Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Niemann Foods, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanNiemann Foods, Inc. Employee…$26MStenner Pump Company, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanStenner Pump Company, Inc. E…$26MHenderson Companies Employee Stock Ownership PlanHenderson Companies Employee…$26MBuehler's Fresh Foods Employee Stock Ownership PlanBuehler's Fresh Foods Employ…$26MForce Companies ESOP$26M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Buehler's Fresh Foods Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

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)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Styx Acquisition, LLC Dba Buehler's Fresh Foods plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$62M 3.1432455930975682% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$60M$61M$62M$63M$64M 202220232024 $60.4M $62.3M ▲ +3.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,917 $60M
2023 2 3,099 $64M
2024 2 2,771 $62M

Nearby ESOP Plans in Ohio

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

Buehler's Fresh Foods Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Buehler's Fresh Foods Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.026151313 · Participants: 1586Buehler's Fresh Foods Employee Stock Ownership PlanProcter & Gamble Profit Sharing Trust & Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.972067387 · Participants: 30782Procter & Gamble Profit Sharing Trust & Employee Stock Ownership PlanThe Garland Industries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan & Trust, Total assets ($B): 1.386806135 · Participants: 1000The Garland Industries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan & TrustAdvanced Drainage Systems, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.559381199 · Participants: 3337Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanMesser Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.556639229 · Participants: 808Messer Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanCleveland Steel Container Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.444757925 · Participants: 407Cleveland Steel Container Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Buehler's Fresh Foods Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare Buehler's Fresh Foods Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Buehler's Fresh Foods Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest ESOP by assets is Force Companies ESOP in IN ($26M); by covered participants it is Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust of Standard Motor Products, Inc. in NY (1,581 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,586 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 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).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Buehler's Fresh Foods Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust of Standard Motor Products, Inc. in NY (1,581 participants, $40M in assets).

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.