401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

DARLING'S 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$39M
Total assets Below avg plan size
505
Participants Below avg headcount
83rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$77,309
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by DARLING'S · Maine · Retail Trade

$39M in assets, 505 participants

DARLING'S's Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported $39M in total assets and 505 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 83rd 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.

  • #7,585 in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)

Where Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits by assets

Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $39M for 505 participants (~$77,309/participant), up 16.6% in 2023.

#7,585
in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)
+16.6%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$39,040,794 Top 17% higher than 83% 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

Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings 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. Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (505 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$5M in the plan year 2022 filing to $6M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $33M in the plan year 2022 filing to $39M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported participants rose from 471 in the plan year 2022 filing to 505 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 010054865 · DARLING'S PY 2023 · 401(k)

Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · $39M · 505 · 83rd

  • BOY $39M
  • SCH 505
  • EBSA 83rd
  • PART 401(k)
  • TYPE near Nellson Nutraceutical, LLC Employee Savings
  • NET ind #7585

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 Maine →

Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanDarling's Et Al 401(k) Retir…$39MNellson Nutraceutical, LLC Employee SavingsNellson Nutraceutical, LLC E…$39MBarry-Wehmiller Companies' 401(k) Plan for Bargaining Unit EmployeesBarry-Wehmiller Companies' 4…$39MPhreesia, Inc. 401(k) Plan$39MSimonmed 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanSimonmed 401(k) Profit Shari…$39M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$33M
Net Assets (End of Year)$39M
Net Income$6M
Employer EIN010054865
Plan Effective Date1989-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (DARLING'S)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All DARLING'S plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$45M 33.246089638019185% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$30M$35M$40M$45M$50M 202220232024 $33.5M $44.6M ▲ +33.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 471 $33M
2023 1 505 $39M
2024 1 537 $45M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Maine

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

Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Maine, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -20246 Total assets ($B) Participants Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.039040794 · Participants: 505Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanTd 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.942173822 · Participants: 30094Td 401(k) Retirement PlanUnum Group 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.163858906 · Participants: 9604Unum Group 401(k) Retirement PlanIdexx Retirement and Incentive Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.048053529 · Participants: 6594Idexx Retirement and Incentive Savings PlanHannaford Bros. Co. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.986043827 · Participants: 29370Hannaford Bros. Co. 401(k) PlanL.L. Bean 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.721305706 · Participants: 7173L.L. Bean 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Maine, assets vs. participants

Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Maine, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Nellson Nutraceutical, LLC Employee Savings in CA ($39M); by covered participants it is Nation Pizza Products, LLC Employees' 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in IL (505 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (505 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 Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2023?
Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan grew sharply - up 16.6% during 2023, from $33M to $39M. Reported net income was $6M.
How have DARLING'S plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), DARLING'S's sponsor-wide assets grew 33.2%, from $33M to $45M.
Where does Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 83rd 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 Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Nellson Nutraceutical, LLC Employee Savings in CA ($39M, 747 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Darling's Et Al 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Nation Pizza Products, LLC Employees' 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in IL (505 participants, N/A in assets).