ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Great Lakes Cheese Co ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-11

$504M
Total assets: 4,110
Participants: 97th
Percentile by assets: $122,690
Avg per participant

Official DOL plan name: Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Great Lakes Cheese Co · Ohio · Manufacturing

$504M in assets, 4,110 participants

Great Lakes Cheese Co's Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $504M in total assets and 4,110 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

97th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
#17,946 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 4,110 participants in Ohio, 5.4x the typical Ohio plan (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $504M.

$504M
total plan assets (2023 EOY): 4,110
covered participants: 97th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans): $122,690
avg assets per participant

Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income rose from -$36M in the plan year 2022 filing to $94M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets rose from $410M in the plan year 2022 filing to $504M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants rose from 3,839 in the plan year 2022 filing to 4,110 in the plan year 2023 filing.

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State

Ohio

Industry

Manufacturing

Participants vs Ohio filers

In Ohio, the average filing covers about 765 participants across 5,089 plans. Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reports 4,110 participants - 5.4x that state average ($504M EOY assets).

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$410M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$504M
Net Income	$94M
Employer EIN	341015620
Plan Effective Date	1998-01-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Great Lakes Cheese Co)

Total plan assets by year, all Great Lakes Cheese Co plans on file

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	2	7,686	$499M
2023	2	8,235	$610M
2024	2	8,539	$625M

Nearby ESOP Plans in Ohio

Peer ESOP plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants

Procter & Gamble Profit Sharing Trust & Employee Stock Ownership Plan $23.1B · 32,152
The Garland Industries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan & Trust $1.7B · 1,019
Messer Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan $622M · 873
Cleveland Steel Container Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan $452M · 434
Henny Penny Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan $415M · 841

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Similar-Sized ESOP Plans Nationally

ESOP plans in other states closest to Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan by total assets, not by location.

Austin Industries Employee Stock Ownership Plan (TX) $498M · 4,510
Kingdom Enterprises, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (MN) $498M · 789
Ki Employee Stock Ownership Plan (WI) $511M · 1,624
Recology Employee Stock Ownership Plan (CA) $497M · 3,656

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2023? ▼

Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan grew sharply - up 22.9% during 2023, from $410M to $504M. Reported net income was $94M.

How have Great Lakes Cheese Co plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Great Lakes Cheese Co's sponsor-wide assets grew 25.4%, from $499M to $625M.

Where does Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).

Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼

Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Austin Industries Employee Stock Ownership Plan in TX ($498M, 4,510 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's numbers.

By total assets, Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar ESOP plans in Ohio. Compare plans
Great Lakes Cheese Co's sponsor-wide assets have grown 25.4% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans

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 341015620.