401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Chef Works, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$14M
Total assets Small plan by assets
201
Participants Below avg headcount
72nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$71,491
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Chef Works 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · Sponsored by Chef Works, Inc. · California · Retail Trade

$14M in assets, 201 participants

Chef Works, Inc.'s Chef Works 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported $14M in total assets and 201 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 72nd 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.

  • #7,822 in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)

Coverage in California

Chef Works 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan covers 201 participants in California, about 32% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $14M.

#7,822
in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)
-9.9%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $2M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Chef Works 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's outsized position by total assets

Chef Works 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$14,369,653 Top 28% higher than 72% 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

Chef Works 401(k) Profit Sharing 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. Chef Works 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (201 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 043242029 · Chef Works, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Chef Works 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · $14M · 201 · 72nd

  • EOY $14M
  • EOY 201
  • EOY 72nd
  • EOY 401(k)
  • EOY near American Healthcare, LLC Retirement Savings Plan
  • EOY ind #7822

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 California →

Chef Works 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Chef Works 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$16M
Net Assets (End of Year)$14M
Net Income-$2M
Employer EIN043242029
Plan Effective Date2001-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Chef Works, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Chef Works, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$20M 42.134155918726776% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$12M$14M$16M$18M$20M$22M 202220232024 $14.4M $20.4M ▲ +42.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 201 $14M
2023 1 219 $18M
2024 1 217 $20M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Chef Works 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Chef Works 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.014369653 · Participants: 201Chef Works 401(k) Profit Sharing 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
Chef Works 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Chef Works 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Chef Works 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is American Healthcare, LLC Retirement Savings Plan in VA ($14M); by covered participants it is Gill Studios, Inc. Hourly Paid Employees' Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan and Trust in KS (201 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (201 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 Chef Works 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Chef Works 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan pulled back noticeably - down 9.9% during 2022, from $16M to $14M. Reported net income was -$2M.
How have Chef Works, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Chef Works, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 42.1%, from $14M to $20M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Chef Works 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is American Healthcare, LLC Retirement Savings Plan in VA ($14M, 1,212 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Chef Works 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Gill Studios, Inc. Hourly Paid Employees' Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan and Trust in KS (201 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 043242029.

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.