401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$137M
Total assets Near avg plan size
2,822
Participants Above avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$48,569
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. · California · Manufacturing

$137M in assets, 2,822 participants

Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc.'s Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan reported $137M in total assets and 2,822 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.

  • #16,741 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in California

Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan covers 2,822 participants in California, 4.5x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $137M.

#16,741
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+18.4%
assets growth YoY
1.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$137,060,806 Top 7% higher than 93% 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

Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan lands in the large band (2,822 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$22M in the plan year 2022 filing to $21M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $116M in the plan year 2022 filing to $137M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan reported participants rose from 2,625 in the plan year 2022 filing to 2,822 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 461701609 · Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan · $137M · 2,822 · 93rd

  • EIN $137M
  • RANK 2,822
  • PHOTO 93rd
  • IND 401(k)
  • EOY near Ttx Company Thrift Plan
  • 5500 ind #16741

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 →

Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$116M
Net Assets (End of Year)$137M
Net Income$21M
Employer EIN461701609
Plan Effective Date1982-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$162M 39.685793887511515% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$100M$120M$140M$160M$180M 202220232024 $116M $162M ▲ +39.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 2,625 $116M
2023 1 2,822 $137M
2024 1 2,859 $162M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.137060806 · Participants: 2822Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) 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
Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Ttx Company Thrift Plan in NC ($137M); by covered participants it is Ameris Bancorp 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in GA (2,822 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($137M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,822 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 Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan grew sharply - up 18.4% during 2023, from $116M to $137M. Reported net income was $21M.
How have Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 39.7%, from $116M to $162M.
Where does Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan ranks in the 93rd 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 Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ttx Company Thrift Plan in NC ($137M, 541 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Ameris Bancorp 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in GA (2,822 participants, $265M 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 461701609.

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.