401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

The Pampered Chef, Ltd. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$54M
Total assets Below avg plan size
294
Participants Below avg headcount
86th
Percentile by assets National rank
$182,124
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Pampered Chef 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by The Pampered Chef, Ltd. · Illinois · Retail Trade

$54M in assets, 294 participants

The Pampered Chef, Ltd.'s The Pampered Chef 401(k) Plan reported $54M in total assets and 294 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 86th 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.

  • #7,763 in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

The Pampered Chef 401(k) Plan covers 294 participants in Illinois, about 38% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $54M.

#7,763
in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)
+9.5%
assets growth YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Pampered Chef 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Pampered Chef 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$53,544,456 Top 14% higher than 86% 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

The Pampered Chef 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. The Pampered Chef 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (294 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Pampered Chef 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$5M in the plan year 2022 filing to $5M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Pampered Chef 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $49M in the plan year 2022 filing to $54M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Pampered Chef 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 315 in the plan year 2022 filing to 294 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 363269007 · The Pampered Chef, Ltd. PY 2023 · 401(k)

The Pampered Chef 401(k) Plan · $54M · 294 · 86th

  • EBSA $54M
  • EBSA 294
  • EBSA 86th
  • EBSA 401(k)
  • EBSA near 9dot 401(k) Plan
  • EBSA ind #7763

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 Illinois →

The Pampered Chef 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Pampered Chef 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$49M
Net Assets (End of Year)$54M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN363269007
Plan Effective Date1995-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Pampered Chef, Ltd.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Pampered Chef, Ltd. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$60M 22.684680610421957% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$45M$50M$55M$60M$65M 202220232024 $48.9M $60M ▲ +22.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 315 $49M
2023 1 294 $54M
2024 1 277 $60M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

The Pampered Chef 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants The Pampered Chef 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.053544456 · Participants: 294The Pampered Chef 401(k) PlanAccenture United States 401(k) Match Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.594548115 · Participants: 69974Accenture United States 401(k) Match Savings PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.935002041 · Participants: 60246State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.496191 · Participants: 38012Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.367975914 · Participants: 14959United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.444551767 · Participants: 235331Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan
The Pampered Chef 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
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The Pampered Chef 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is 9dot 401(k) Plan in CA ($54M); by covered participants it is University Cancer & Blood Center, LLC in GA (294 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($54M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (294 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 The Pampered Chef 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
The Pampered Chef 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 9.5% during 2023, from $49M to $54M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have The Pampered Chef, Ltd. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Pampered Chef, Ltd.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 22.7%, from $49M to $60M.
Where does The Pampered Chef 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Pampered Chef 401(k) Plan ranks in the 86th 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 The Pampered Chef 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is 9dot 401(k) Plan in CA ($54M, 2,018 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Pampered Chef 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is University Cancer & Blood Center, LLC in GA (294 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 363269007.

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.