Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

The French's Food Company LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$37M
Total assets Below avg plan size
370
Participants Below avg headcount
82nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$100,345
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The French's Food Company LLC Retirement Plan for Union Employees · Sponsored by The French's Food Company LLC · Maryland · Manufacturing

$37M in assets, 370 participants

The French's Food Company LLC's The French's Food Company LLC Retirement Plan for Union Employees reported $37M in total assets and 370 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 82nd 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.

  • #13,970 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Maryland

The French's Food Company LLC Retirement Plan for Union Employees covers 370 participants in Maryland, about 40% of the average Maryland filer (state average ~929 per filing). Assets: $37M.

#13,970
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+7.0%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The French's Food Company LLC Retirement Plan for Union Employees's outsized position by total assets

The French's Food Company LLC Retirement Plan for Union Employees vs every filed plan by assets

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

$37,127,674 Top 18% higher than 82% 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 French's Food Company LLC Retirement Plan for Union Employees 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 French's Food Company LLC Retirement Plan for Union Employees sits mid-pack in the medium band (370 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The French's Food Company LLC Retirement Plan for Union Employees reported net income rose from -$8M in the plan year 2022 filing to $3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The French's Food Company LLC Retirement Plan for Union Employees reported participants rose from 307 in the plan year 2022 filing to 370 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The French's Food Company LLC Retirement Plan for Union Employees end-of-year assets rose from $35M in the plan year 2022 filing to $37M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 463211306 · The French's Food Company LLC PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The French's Food Company LLC Retirement Plan for Union Employees · $37M · 370 · 82nd

  • EOY $37M
  • EOY 370
  • EOY 82nd
  • EOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EOY near Pension Plan for Officers and Staff of Ilwu Local 142
  • EOY ind #13970

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 Maryland →

The French's Food Company LLC Retirement Plan for Union Employees in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The French's Food Company LLC Retirement Plan for Union Employees and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Maryland filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$35M
Net Assets (End of Year)$37M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN463211306
Plan Effective Date1978-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The French's Food Company LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The French's Food Company LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$37M 7.0140873430893755% vs 2022
2023 filing year
$34M$35M$36M$37M$38M 20222023 $34.7M $37.1M ▲ +7.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 307 $35M
2023 1 370 $37M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Maryland

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

The French's Food Company LLC Retirement Plan for Union Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants The French's Food Company LLC Retirement Plan for Union Employees, Total assets ($B): 0.037127674 · Participants: 370The French's Food Company LLC Retirement Plan for Union EmployeesNational Electrical Benefit Fund, Total assets ($B): 18.88881693 · Participants: 323315National Electrical Benefit FundLockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Employee Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 18.434547593 · Participants: 19673Lockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Employee Retirement ProgramMajor League Baseball Players Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.648661647 · Participants: 1087Major League Baseball Players Pension PlanNational Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 4.493297428 · Participants: 15047National Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension FundInternational Painters and Allied Trades Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.223547088 · Participants: 44973International Painters and Allied Trades Industry Pension Plan
The French's Food Company LLC Retirement Plan for Union Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants

The French's Food Company LLC Retirement Plan for Union Employees's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Maryland, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Pension Plan for Officers and Staff of Ilwu Local 142 in HI ($37M); by covered participants it is Samford University Pension Plan in AL (370 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($37M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (370 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 French's Food Company LLC Retirement Plan for Union Employees assets move in 2023?
The French's Food Company LLC Retirement Plan for Union Employees grew at a solid clip - up 7.0% during 2023, from $35M to $37M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have The French's Food Company LLC plan assets changed over time?
Across 2 plan years on file (2022-2023), The French's Food Company LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 7.0%, from $35M to $37M.
Where does The French's Food Company LLC Retirement Plan for Union Employees rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
The French's Food Company LLC Retirement Plan for Union Employees ranks in the 82nd 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The French's Food Company LLC Retirement Plan for Union Employees?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pension Plan for Officers and Staff of Ilwu Local 142 in HI ($37M, 55 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The French's Food Company LLC Retirement Plan for Union Employees?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Samford University Pension Plan in AL (370 participants, $181M in assets).