401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$96M
Total assets Below avg plan size
760
Participants Near avg headcount
91st
Percentile by assets National rank
$126,668
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings Plan · Sponsored by Ghirardelli Chocolate Company · California · Manufacturing

$96M in assets, 760 participants

Ghirardelli Chocolate Company's Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings Plan reported $96M in total assets and 760 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 91st 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.

  • #16,183 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings Plan sits by assets

Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $96M for 760 participants (~$126,668/participant), up 22.6% in 2023.

#16,183
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+22.6%
assets growth YoY
1.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$96,267,309 Top 9% higher than 91% 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

Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 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. Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (760 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$8M in the plan year 2022 filing to $18M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $79M in the plan year 2022 filing to $96M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 953451829 · Ghirardelli Chocolate Company PY 2023 · 401(k)

Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings Plan · $96M · 760 · 91st

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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 California →

Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 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)$79M
Net Assets (End of Year)$96M
Net Income$18M
Employer EIN953451829
Plan Effective Date1992-03-31
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ghirardelli Chocolate Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Ghirardelli Chocolate Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$116M 47.94301469972679% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$60M$80M$100M$120M 202220232024 $78.5M $116M ▲ +47.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 758 $79M
2023 1 760 $96M
2024 1 838 $116M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.096267309 · Participants: 760Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings 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
Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Avidxchange, Inc. 401(k) Plan in NC ($96M); by covered participants it is Clarins USA, Inc. 401(k) Plan in NY (760 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (760 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 Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings Plan grew sharply - up 22.6% during 2023, from $79M to $96M. Reported net income was $18M.
How have Ghirardelli Chocolate Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ghirardelli Chocolate Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 47.9%, from $79M to $116M.
Where does Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings Plan ranks in the 91st percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Avidxchange, Inc. 401(k) Plan in NC ($96M, 1,677 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Clarins USA, Inc. 401(k) Plan in NY (760 participants, $44M 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 953451829.

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.