Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

B&g Foods North America, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$66M
Total assets Below avg plan size
194
Participants Below avg headcount
88th
Percentile by assets National rank
$340,019
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan · Sponsored by B&g Foods North America, Inc. · New Jersey · Manufacturing

$66M in assets, 194 participants

B&g Foods North America, Inc.'s B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan reported $66M in total assets and 194 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 88th 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.

  • #15,446 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan covers 194 participants in New Jersey, about 23% of the average New Jersey filer (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $66M.

#15,446
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+7.7%
assets growth YoY
0.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$65,963,685 Top 12% higher than 88% 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

B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension 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. B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (194 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$14M in the plan year 2022 filing to $5M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan reported participants fell from 223 in the plan year 2022 filing to 194 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $61M in the plan year 2022 filing to $66M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 223640377 · B&g Foods North America, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan · $66M · 194 · 88th

  • EOY $66M
  • 5500 194
  • ASSETS 88th
  • PCT Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EIN near Conmed Corporation Retirement Pension Plan
  • RANK ind #15446

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 New Jersey →

B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$61M
Net Assets (End of Year)$66M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN223640377
Plan Effective Date2017-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (B&g Foods North America, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All B&g Foods North America, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$370M 23.26610392206293% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$250M$300M$350M$400M 202220232024 $300M $370M ▲ +23.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 7 2,713 $300M
2023 7 2,557 $342M
2024 4 2,479 $370M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New Jersey

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

B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.065963685 · Participants: 194B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension PlanRetirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson, Total assets ($B): 21.174819996 · Participants: 37749Retirement Plan of Johnson and JohnsonJPMorgan Chase Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.279006871 · Participants: 90644JPMorgan Chase Retirement PlanNokia Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.864923 · Participants: 7492Nokia Retirement Income PlanThe Prudential Merged Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.225782081 · Participants: 16230The Prudential Merged Retirement PlanVerizon Pension Plan for Associates, Total assets ($B): 10.930667796 · Participants: 23778Verizon Pension Plan for Associates
B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
Compare B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Conmed Corporation Retirement Pension Plan in FL ($66M); by covered participants it is Baker & Hostetler Retirement Benefit Enhancement Plan in OH (194 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($66M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (194 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 B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 7.7% during 2023, from $61M to $66M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have B&g Foods North America, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), B&g Foods North America, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 23.3%, from $300M to $370M.
Where does B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan ranks in the 88th 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 B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Conmed Corporation Retirement Pension Plan in FL ($66M, 438 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Baker & Hostetler Retirement Benefit Enhancement Plan in OH (194 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 223640377.

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.