401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Food Express, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$19M
Total assets Small plan by assets
279
Participants Below avg headcount
71st
Percentile by assets National rank
$66,530
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Food Express, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Food Express, Inc. · California · Transportation & Warehousing

$19M in assets, 279 participants

Food Express, Inc.'s Food Express, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $19M in total assets and 279 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 71st 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.

  • #2,393 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)

Coverage in California

Food Express, Inc. 401(k) Plan covers 279 participants in California, about 44% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $19M.

#2,393
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)
+21.3%
assets growth YoY

Food Express, Inc. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Food Express, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$18,561,833 Top 29% higher than 71% 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

Food Express, Inc. 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. Food Express, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (279 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Food Express, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$3M in the plan year 2022 filing to $3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Food Express, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $15M in the plan year 2022 filing to $19M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Food Express, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 246 in the plan year 2022 filing to 279 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 952567838 · Food Express, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Food Express, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $19M · 279 · 71st

  • IND $19M
  • IND 279
  • IND 71st
  • IND 401(k)
  • IND near Alimak Group USA 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
  • IND ind #2393

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 Transportation & Warehousing retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Food Express, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Food Express, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$15M
Net Assets (End of Year)$19M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN952567838
Plan Effective Date1989-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Food Express, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Food Express, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$21M 38.24957748117663% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$14M$16M$18M$20M$22M 202220232024 $15.3M $21.2M ▲ +38.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 246 $15M
2023 1 279 $19M
2024 1 294 $21M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Food Express, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Food Express, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.018561833 · Participants: 279Food Express, Inc. 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
Food Express, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants

Food Express, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Alimak Group USA 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in TX ($19M); by covered participants it is Virginia Cancer Institute, Inc. Retirement Plan in VA (279 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (279 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 Food Express, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023?
Food Express, Inc. 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 21.3% during 2023, from $15M to $19M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have Food Express, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Food Express, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 38.2%, from $15M to $21M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Food Express, Inc. 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Alimak Group USA 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in TX ($19M, 128 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Food Express, Inc. 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Virginia Cancer Institute, Inc. Retirement Plan in VA (279 participants, $58M in assets).