401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Fresh Encounter, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$17M
Total assets Small plan by assets
1,130
Participants Near avg headcount
75th
Percentile by assets National rank
$15,290
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Fresh Encounter, Inc.401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Fresh Encounter, Inc. · Ohio · Retail Trade

$17M in assets, 1,130 participants

Fresh Encounter, Inc.'s Fresh Encounter, Inc.401(k) Plan reported $17M in total assets and 1,130 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 75th 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.

  • #8,063 in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)

Where Fresh Encounter, Inc.401(k) Plan sits by assets

Fresh Encounter, Inc.401(k) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $17M for 1,130 participants (~$15,290/participant), down 16.6% in 2022.

#8,063
in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)
-16.6%
assets change YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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.

Fresh Encounter, Inc.401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Fresh Encounter, Inc.401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$17,277,258 Top 25% higher than 75% 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

Fresh Encounter, Inc.401(k) 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. Fresh Encounter, Inc.401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,130 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 340937534 · Fresh Encounter, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Fresh Encounter, Inc.401(k) Plan · $17M · 1,130 · 75th

  • RANK $17M
  • RANK 1,130
  • RANK 75th
  • RANK 401(k)
  • RANK near Herregan Distributors, Inc. Employee Profit Sharing - 401(k) Plan
  • RANK ind #8063

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 Retail Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Ohio →

Fresh Encounter, Inc.401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Fresh Encounter, Inc.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)$21M
Net Assets (End of Year)$17M
Net Income-$3M
Employer EIN340937534
Plan Effective Date1989-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Fresh Encounter, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Fresh Encounter, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$23M 6.642073842909796% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$21.5M$22M$22.5M$23M$23.5M$24M 202220232024 $22M $23.4M ▲ +6.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,590 $22M
2023 2 1,609 $23M
2024 2 1,587 $23M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio

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

Fresh Encounter, Inc.401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -20246810 Total assets ($B) Participants Fresh Encounter, Inc.401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.017277258 · Participants: 1130Fresh Encounter, Inc.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
Fresh Encounter, Inc.401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare Fresh Encounter, Inc.401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Fresh Encounter, Inc.401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Herregan Distributors, Inc. Employee Profit Sharing - 401(k) Plan in MN ($17M); by covered participants it is Dimensional Fund Advisors Deferred Compensation and Profit Sharing Plan in TX (1,130 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,130 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 Fresh Encounter, Inc.401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Fresh Encounter, Inc.401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 16.6% during 2022, from $21M to $17M. Reported net income was -$3M.
How have Fresh Encounter, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Fresh Encounter, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 6.6%, from $22M to $23M.
Where does Fresh Encounter, Inc.401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Fresh Encounter, Inc.401(k) Plan ranks in the 75th 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 Fresh Encounter, Inc.401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Herregan Distributors, Inc. Employee Profit Sharing - 401(k) Plan in MN ($17M, 151 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Fresh Encounter, Inc.401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Dimensional Fund Advisors Deferred Compensation and Profit Sharing Plan in TX (1,130 participants, $310M 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 340937534.

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.