401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Hershey Creamery Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$35M
Total assets Below avg plan size
453
Participants Below avg headcount
85th
Percentile by assets National rank
$77,165
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Hershey Creamery Company Savings Plan · Sponsored by Hershey Creamery Company · Pennsylvania · Manufacturing

$35M in assets, 453 participants

Hershey Creamery Company's Hershey Creamery Company Savings Plan reported $35M in total assets and 453 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 85th 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.

  • #16,045 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where Hershey Creamery Company Savings Plan sits by assets

Hershey Creamery Company Savings Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $35M for 453 participants (~$77,165/participant), down 17.2% in 2022.

#16,045
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-17.2%
assets change YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $7M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Hershey Creamery Company Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Hershey Creamery Company Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$34,955,551 Top 15% higher than 85% 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

Hershey Creamery Company Savings 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. Hershey Creamery Company Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (453 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 230691670 · Hershey Creamery Company PY 2022 · 401(k)

Hershey Creamery Company Savings Plan · $35M · 453 · 85th

  • EIN $35M
  • EIN 453
  • EIN 85th
  • EIN 401(k)
  • EIN near The Beaver Excavating Company Profit Sharing Plan
  • EIN ind #16045

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 Pennsylvania →

Hershey Creamery Company Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Hershey Creamery Company Savings PlanHershey Creamery Company Sav…$35MThe Beaver Excavating Company Profit Sharing PlanThe Beaver Excavating Compan…$35MPatientpoint 401(k) Retirement PlanPatientpoint 401(k) Retireme…$35MFirst United Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanFirst United Corporation 401…$35MHughes Hubbard & Reed Associates' Section 401(k) PlanHughes Hubbard & Reed Associ…$35M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Hershey Creamery Company Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$42M
Net Assets (End of Year)$35M
Net Income-$7M
Employer EIN230691670
Plan Effective Date1991-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Hershey Creamery Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Hershey Creamery Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$51M 13.691167501671025% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$30M$40M$50M$60M$70M 202220232024 $58.5M $50.5M ▼ -13.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 536 $59M
2023 2 695 $41M
2024 1 797 $51M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Hershey Creamery Company Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Hershey Creamery Company Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.034955551 · Participants: 453Hershey Creamery Company Savings PlanComcast Corporation Retirement - Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.751564896 · Participants: 97769Comcast Corporation Retirement - Investment PlanCigna 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.46087279 · Participants: 66147Cigna 401(k) PlanThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.11713 · Participants: 59451The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings PlanThe Vanguard Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.097254785 · Participants: 17073The Vanguard Retirement and Savings PlanThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.823164827 · Participants: 25071The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan
Hershey Creamery Company Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare Hershey Creamery Company Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Hershey Creamery Company Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest 401(k) by assets is The Beaver Excavating Company Profit Sharing Plan in OH ($35M); by covered participants it is Primeritus Financial Services Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in TN (453 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (453 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 Hershey Creamery Company Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Hershey Creamery Company Savings Plan declined sharply - down 17.2% during 2022, from $42M to $35M. Reported net income was -$7M.
How have Hershey Creamery Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Hershey Creamery Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 13.7%, from $59M to $51M.
Where does Hershey Creamery Company Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Hershey Creamery Company Savings Plan ranks in the 85th 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 Hershey Creamery Company Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Beaver Excavating Company Profit Sharing Plan in OH ($35M, 205 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Hershey Creamery Company Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Primeritus Financial Services Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in TN (453 participants, $8M 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 230691670.

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.