401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Middle East Bakery, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$692K
Total assets Small plan by assets
197
Participants Below avg headcount
21st
Percentile by assets National rank
$3,511
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Joseph's Bakery 401(k) Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Middle East Bakery, Inc. · Massachusetts · Manufacturing

$692K in assets, 197 participants

Middle East Bakery, Inc.'s Joseph's Bakery 401(k) Retirement Plan reported $692K in total assets and 197 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 21st 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.

  • #1,622 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

Joseph's Bakery 401(k) Retirement Plan covers 197 participants in Massachusetts, about 30% of the average Massachusetts filer (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $692K.

#1,622
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+68.8%
assets growth YoY

Joseph's Bakery 401(k) Retirement Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

Joseph's Bakery 401(k) Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$691,576 21st percentile higher than 21% 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

Joseph's Bakery 401(k) Retirement 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. Joseph's Bakery 401(k) Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (197 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Joseph's Bakery 401(k) Retirement Plan reported net income rose from $96K in the plan year 2022 filing to $282K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Joseph's Bakery 401(k) Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $410K in the plan year 2022 filing to $692K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Joseph's Bakery 401(k) Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 211 in the plan year 2022 filing to 197 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 042506300 · Middle East Bakery, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Joseph's Bakery 401(k) Retirement Plan · $692K · 197 · 21st

  • PCT $692K
  • EIN 197
  • RANK 21st
  • PHOTO 401(k)
  • IND near Brady Venture Holdings, Inc. Dba Better4u Vending Retirement Plan
  • EOY ind #1622

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 Massachusetts →

Joseph's Bakery 401(k) Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Joseph's Bakery 401(k) Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$410K
Net Assets (End of Year)$692K
Net Income$282K
Employer EIN042506300
Plan Effective Date2020-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Middle East Bakery, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Middle East Bakery, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1M 157.44988296057272% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.2M$0.4M$0.6M$0.8M$1M$1.2M 202220232024 $0.41M $1.05M ▲ +156.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 211 $410K
2023 1 197 $692K
2024 1 219 $1M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Massachusetts

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

Joseph's Bakery 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Joseph's Bakery 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.000691576 · Participants: 197Joseph's Bakery 401(k) Retirement PlanFidelity Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 28.649852331 · Participants: 62289Fidelity Retirement Savings PlanLiberty Mutual 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.556596852 · Participants: 37052Liberty Mutual 401(k) PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.829912863 · Participants: 14094Massachusetts Institute of Technology Supplemental 401(k) PlanBoston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.786107181 · Participants: 19881Boston Scientific Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanPhilips North America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.779286156 · Participants: 19120Philips North America 401(k) Plan
Joseph's Bakery 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
Compare Joseph's Bakery 401(k) Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Joseph's Bakery 401(k) Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Brady Venture Holdings, Inc. Dba Better4u Vending Retirement Plan in GA ($692K); by covered participants it is Pubco Corporation and Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan in OH (197 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (197 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 Joseph's Bakery 401(k) Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Joseph's Bakery 401(k) Retirement Plan surged - up 68.8% during 2023, from $410K to $692K. Reported net income was $282K.
How have Middle East Bakery, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Middle East Bakery, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 157.4%, from $410K to $1M.
Where does Joseph's Bakery 401(k) Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Joseph's Bakery 401(k) Retirement Plan ranks in the 21st percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the smaller plans by assets on file).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Joseph's Bakery 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Brady Venture Holdings, Inc. Dba Better4u Vending Retirement Plan in GA ($692K, 1 participant).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Joseph's Bakery 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Pubco Corporation and Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan in OH (197 participants, $21M 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 042506300.

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.