Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Bridgford Foods Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$52M
Total assets
107
Participants
88th
Percentile by assets
$490,488
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Retirement Plan for Employees of Bridgford Foods Corporation · Sponsored by Bridgford Foods Corporation · California · Wholesale Trade

$52M in assets, 107 participants

Bridgford Foods Corporation's Retirement Plan for Employees of Bridgford Foods Corporation reported $52M in total assets and 107 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 88th 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.

  • 88th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #6,138 in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)

Coverage in California

Retirement Plan for Employees of Bridgford Foods Corporation covers 107 participants in California, about 17% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $52M.

$52M
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
107
covered participants
88th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$490,488
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $11M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Where Retirement Plan for Employees of Bridgford Foods Corporation sits by total assets

Retirement Plan for Employees of Bridgford Foods Corporation vs every filed plan by assets

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

$52,482,239 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
California
Industry
Wholesale Trade

Participants vs California filers

In California, the average filing covers about 630 participants across 15,291 plans. Retirement Plan for Employees of Bridgford Foods Corporation reports 107 participants - about 17% of that state average ($52M EOY assets).

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$63M
Net Assets (End of Year)$52M
Net Income-$11M
Employer EIN951778176
Plan Effective Date1968-05-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Bridgford Foods Corporation)

$75M$80M$85M$90M$95M 202220232024 $76.8M $89.1M ▲ +16.0%
Total plan assets by year, all Bridgford Foods Corporation plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 478 $77M
2023 2 459 $84M
2024 2 459 $89M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in California

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Retirement Plan for Employees of Bridgford Foods Corporation vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Retirement Plan for …, Total assets ($B): 0.052482239 · Participants: 107Retirement Plan for …Kaiser Permanente Re…, Total assets ($B): 31.853758931 · Participants: 126331Kaiser Permanente Re…Pacific Gas and Elec…, Total assets ($B): 17.05949917 · Participants: 25709Pacific Gas and Elec…Retirement Plan for …, Total assets ($B): 10.381485239 · Participants: 19326Retirement Plan for …Disney Salaried Pens…, Total assets ($B): 9.228005463 · Participants: 11405Disney Salaried Pens…Wells Fargo & Compan…, Total assets ($B): 8.784432859 · Participants: 59141Wells Fargo & Compan…
Retirement Plan for Employees of Bridgford Foods Corporation vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants
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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Retirement Plan for Employees of Bridgford Foods Corporation assets move in 2022? ▼
Retirement Plan for Employees of Bridgford Foods Corporation declined sharply - down 16.9% during 2022, from $63M to $52M. Reported net income was -$11M.
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 Retirement Plan for Employees of Bridgford Foods Corporation rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Retirement Plan for Employees of Bridgford Foods Corporation ranks in the 88th 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Retirement Plan for Employees of Bridgford Foods Corporation? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Aaa Cooper Transportation Pension Plan for Eligible Employees in AL ($53M, 384 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Retirement Plan for Employees of Bridgford Foods Corporation's numbers.

  • By total assets, Retirement Plan for Employees of Bridgford Foods Corporation ranks in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California. Compare plans
  • Bridgford Foods Corporation's sponsor-wide assets have grown 16.0% 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 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.