401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Alfred Nickles Bakery, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$13M
Total assets Small plan by assets
104
Participants Small participant base
70th
Percentile by assets National rank
$122,780
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Nickles Bakeries Employees' 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Alfred Nickles Bakery, Inc. · Ohio · Manufacturing

$13M in assets, 104 participants

Alfred Nickles Bakery, Inc.'s Nickles Bakeries Employees' 401(k) Plan reported $13M in total assets and 104 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 70th 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.

  • #11,986 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

Nickles Bakeries Employees' 401(k) Plan covers 104 participants in Ohio, about 14% of the average Ohio filer (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $13M.

#11,986
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-17.1%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $3M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Nickles Bakeries Employees' 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Nickles Bakeries Employees' 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$12,769,152 Top 30% higher than 70% 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

Nickles Bakeries Employees' 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. Nickles Bakeries Employees' 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (104 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 340428345 · Alfred Nickles Bakery, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Nickles Bakeries Employees' 401(k) Plan · $13M · 104 · 70th

  • RANK $13M
  • PHOTO 104
  • IND 70th
  • EOY 401(k)
  • 5500 near Parker Oil Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • ASSETS ind #11986

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 Ohio →

Nickles Bakeries Employees' 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Nickles Bakeries Employees' 401(k) PlanNickles Bakeries Employees' …$13MParker Oil Company, Inc. 401(k) PlanParker Oil Company, Inc. 401…$13MJ.V. Manufacturing Company, Inc. Profit Based and Salary Reduction Retirement PlanJ.V. Manufacturing Company, …$13MWolverine Tube Savings Plan$13MHoosier Hills Credit Union Retirement PlanHoosier Hills Credit Union R…$13M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Nickles Bakeries Employees' 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$15M
Net Assets (End of Year)$13M
Net Income-$3M
Employer EIN340428345
Plan Effective Date1992-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Alfred Nickles Bakery, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Alfred Nickles Bakery, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$27M 63.68839977374444% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$20M$40M$60M$80M$100M 202220232024 $73.1M $26.6M ▼ -63.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 803 $73M
2023 3 829 $84M
2024 2 772 $27M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio

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

Nickles Bakeries Employees' 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -20246810 Total assets ($B) Participants Nickles Bakeries Employees' 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.012769152 · Participants: 104Nickles Bakeries Employees' 401(k) PlanThe Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.343834208 · Participants: 44890The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) PlanThe Progressive 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.60950811 · Participants: 50299The Progressive 401(k) PlanThe Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.311555 · Participants: 116133The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account PlanNationwide Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.73672335 · Participants: 24278Nationwide Savings PlanMarathon Petroleum Thrift Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.371480588 · Participants: 17666Marathon Petroleum Thrift Plan
Nickles Bakeries Employees' 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare Nickles Bakeries Employees' 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Nickles Bakeries Employees' 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Parker Oil Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan in VA ($13M); by covered participants it is First City Credit Union 401(k) Plan in CA (104 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (104 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 Nickles Bakeries Employees' 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Nickles Bakeries Employees' 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 17.1% during 2022, from $15M to $13M. Reported net income was -$3M.
How have Alfred Nickles Bakery, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Alfred Nickles Bakery, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 63.7%, from $73M to $27M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Nickles Bakeries Employees' 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Parker Oil Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan in VA ($13M, 224 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Nickles Bakeries Employees' 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is First City Credit Union 401(k) Plan in CA (104 participants, N/A 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 340428345.

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.