401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Central Garden & Pet Co 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$23M
Total assets Small plan by assets
289
Participants Below avg headcount
75th
Percentile by assets National rank
$78,939
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: General Pet 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Central Garden & Pet Co · California · Wholesale Trade

$23M in assets, 289 participants

Central Garden & Pet Co's General Pet 401(k) Plan reported $23M in total assets and 289 participants in its 2023 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.

  • #4,584 in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)

Coverage in California

General Pet 401(k) Plan covers 289 participants in California, about 46% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $23M.

#4,584
in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)
+11.4%
assets growth YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

General Pet 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

General Pet 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$22,813,497 Top 25% higher than 75% of 127,068 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 2023

General Pet 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. General Pet 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (289 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • General Pet 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$5M in the plan year 2022 filing to $2M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • General Pet 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $20M in the plan year 2022 filing to $23M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • General Pet 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 308 in the plan year 2022 filing to 289 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 680275553 · Central Garden & Pet Co PY 2023 · 401(k)

General Pet 401(k) Plan · $23M · 289 · 75th

  • 5500 $23M
  • 5500 289
  • 5500 75th
  • 5500 401(k)
  • 5500 near J. E. Grote Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
  • 5500 ind #4584

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 Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in California →

General Pet 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

J. E. Grote Company 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanJ. E. Grote Company 401(k) P…$23MAstro 401(k) Plan$23MAvedis Zildjian Co. Retirement PlanAvedis Zildjian Co. Retireme…$23MOklahoma Spine Hospital, LLC Employees' Savings and Profit Sharing PlanOklahoma Spine Hospital, LLC…$23MGeneral Pet 401(k) Plan$23M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among General Pet 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$20M
Net Assets (End of Year)$23M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN680275553
Plan Effective Date1988-11-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Central Garden & Pet Co)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Central Garden & Pet Co plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$460M 18.45916629232358% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$350M$400M$450M$500M 202220232024 $388M $460M ▲ +18.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 4,758 $388M
2023 2 4,716 $431M
2024 2 4,266 $460M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

General Pet 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants General Pet 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.022813497 · Participants: 289General Pet 401(k) PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 51.831350351 · Participants: 193919Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 39.047152408 · Participants: 122867Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 26.320437734 · Participants: 63105Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.17918189 · Participants: 59863Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.779511539 · Participants: 106111Apple 401(k) Plan
General Pet 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare General Pet 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

General Pet 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is J. E. Grote Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in OH ($23M); by covered participants it is Frost Management Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in FL (289 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (289 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did General Pet 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
General Pet 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 11.4% during 2023, from $20M to $23M. Reported net income was $2M.
How have Central Garden & Pet Co plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Central Garden & Pet Co's sponsor-wide assets grew 18.5%, from $388M to $460M.
Where does General Pet 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
General Pet 401(k) Plan ranks in the 75th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to General Pet 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is J. E. Grote Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in OH ($23M, 288 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to General Pet 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Frost Management Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in FL (289 participants, N/A in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 680275553.

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.