Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

B&g Foods North America, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$61M
Total assets Below avg plan size
223
Participants Below avg headcount
90th
Percentile by assets National rank
$274,591
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan · Sponsored by B&g Foods North America, Inc. · New Jersey · Manufacturing

$61M in assets, 223 participants

B&g Foods North America, Inc.'s B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan reported $61M in total assets and 223 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 90th 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.

  • #17,419 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan covers 223 participants in New Jersey, about 26% of the average New Jersey filer (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $61M.

#17,419
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-18.6%
assets change YoY
0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $14M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$61,233,814 Top 10% higher than 90% 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

B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension 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. B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (223 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 223640377 · B&g Foods North America, Inc. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan · $61M · 223 · 90th

  • VS-ST $61M
  • VS-ST 223
  • VS-ST 90th
  • VS-ST Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • VS-ST near Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont
  • VS-ST ind #17419

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 New Jersey →

B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension PlanB&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension…$61MNon-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of VermontNon-Contributory Retirement …$61MEssendant Union Employees' Pension PlanEssendant Union Employees' P…$61MHoughton International Inc. Pension PlanHoughton International Inc. …$61MPlumbers & Pipefitters Local Union 719 Pension FundPlumbers & Pipefitters Local…$61M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$75M
Net Assets (End of Year)$61M
Net Income-$14M
Employer EIN223640377
Plan Effective Date2017-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (B&g Foods North America, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All B&g Foods North America, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$370M 23.26610392206293% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$250M$300M$350M$400M 202220232024 $300M $370M ▲ +23.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 7 2,713 $300M
2023 7 2,557 $342M
2024 4 2,479 $370M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New Jersey

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

B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.061233814 · Participants: 223B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension PlanRetirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson, Total assets ($B): 19.833052673 · Participants: 38100Retirement Plan of Johnson and JohnsonJPMorgan Chase Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.820156855 · Participants: 102340JPMorgan Chase Retirement PlanNokia Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.495801 · Participants: 7413Nokia Retirement Income PlanThe Prudential Merged Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.277296822 · Participants: 17538The Prudential Merged Retirement PlanVerizon Pension Plan for Associates, Total assets ($B): 10.941506503 · Participants: 25746Verizon Pension Plan for Associates
B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
Compare B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont in VT ($61M); by covered participants it is Wbc Holdings, L.P. Cash Balance Retirement Plan in IL (223 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (223 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 B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan declined sharply - down 18.6% during 2022, from $75M to $61M. Reported net income was -$14M.
How have B&g Foods North America, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), B&g Foods North America, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 23.3%, from $300M to $370M.
Where does B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan ranks in the 90th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont in VT ($61M, 354 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Wbc Holdings, L.P. Cash Balance Retirement Plan in IL (223 participants, $56M 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 223640377.

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.