401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Bridgford Foods Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$24M
Total assets Small plan by assets
371
Participants Below avg headcount
80th
Percentile by assets National rank
$65,635
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Bridgford Foods Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Bridgford Foods Corporation · California · Manufacturing

$24M in assets, 371 participants

Bridgford Foods Corporation's Bridgford Foods Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan reported $24M in total assets and 371 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 80th 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.

  • #14,802 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where Bridgford Foods Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Bridgford Foods Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $24M for 371 participants (~$65,635/participant), down 14.3% in 2022.

#14,802
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-14.3%
assets change YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $4M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Bridgford Foods Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Bridgford Foods Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$24,350,689 Top 20% higher than 80% 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

Bridgford Foods Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Bridgford Foods Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (371 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 951778176 · Bridgford Foods Corporation PY 2022 · 401(k)

Bridgford Foods Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan · $24M · 371 · 80th

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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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Bridgford Foods Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Bridgford Foods Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$28M
Net Assets (End of Year)$24M
Net Income-$4M
Employer EIN951778176
Plan Effective Date2006-05-13
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Bridgford Foods Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Bridgford Foods Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$89M 15.972379706784048% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$75M$80M$85M$90M$95M 202220232024 $76.8M $89.1M ▲ +16.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 478 $77M
2023 2 459 $84M
2024 2 459 $89M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Bridgford Foods Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Bridgford Foods Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.024350689 · Participants: 371Bridgford Foods Retirement Savings 401(k) PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 45.765616608 · Participants: 205865Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 28.89820221 · Participants: 102963Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.851716605 · Participants: 46320Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanChevron Employee Savings Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.60989746 · Participants: 19946Chevron Employee Savings Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.361585903 · Participants: 54672Intel 401(k) Savings Plan
Bridgford Foods Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Bridgford Foods Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Bridgford Foods Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Ever-Green Energy, Inc. 401(k) Salary Deferral Retirement Plan - Office & Supervisory in MN ($24M); by covered participants it is Principle 401(k) Plan in TX (371 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (371 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 Bridgford Foods Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Bridgford Foods Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan pulled back noticeably - down 14.3% during 2022, from $28M to $24M. Reported net income was -$4M.
How have Bridgford Foods Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Bridgford Foods Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 16.0%, from $77M to $89M.
Where does Bridgford Foods Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Bridgford Foods Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan ranks in the 80th 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 Bridgford Foods Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ever-Green Energy, Inc. 401(k) Salary Deferral Retirement Plan - Office & Supervisory in MN ($24M, 105 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Bridgford Foods Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Principle 401(k) Plan in TX (371 participants, $8M 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 951778176.

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.