401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Merisant US, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$17M
Total assets Small plan by assets
200
Participants Below avg headcount
70th
Percentile by assets National rank
$86,315
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Merisant US, Inc. Employees' Savings and Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Merisant US, Inc. · Illinois · Manufacturing

$17M in assets, 200 participants

Merisant US, Inc.'s The Merisant US, Inc. Employees' Savings and Retirement Plan reported $17M in total assets and 200 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 70th 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.

  • #11,053 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

The Merisant US, Inc. Employees' Savings and Retirement Plan covers 200 participants in Illinois, about 26% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $17M.

#11,053
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+21.3%
assets growth YoY

The Merisant US, Inc. Employees' Savings and Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Merisant US, Inc. Employees' Savings and Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$17,263,045 Top 30% higher than 70% 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

The Merisant US, Inc. Employees' Savings and 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. The Merisant US, Inc. Employees' Savings and Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (200 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Merisant US, Inc. Employees' Savings and Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$4M in the plan year 2022 filing to $3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Merisant US, Inc. Employees' Savings and Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $14M in the plan year 2022 filing to $17M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Merisant US, Inc. Employees' Savings and Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 169 in the plan year 2022 filing to 200 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 510397233 · Merisant US, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

The Merisant US, Inc. Employees' Savings and Retirement Plan · $17M · 200 · 70th

  • TYPE $17M
  • TYPE 200
  • TYPE 70th
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • TYPE near Fracht Fwo Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • TYPE ind #11053

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 Illinois →

The Merisant US, Inc. Employees' Savings and Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Merisant US, Inc. Employees' Savings and Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$14M
Net Assets (End of Year)$17M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN510397233
Plan Effective Date2000-06-17
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Merisant US, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Merisant US, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$19M 34.27719355326324% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$12M$14M$16M$18M$20M 202220232024 $14.2M $19.1M ▲ +34.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 169 $14M
2023 1 200 $17M
2024 1 58 $19M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

The Merisant US, Inc. Employees' Savings and Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants The Merisant US, Inc. Employees' Savings and Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.017263045 · Participants: 200The Merisant US, Inc. Employees' Savings and Retirement PlanAccenture United States 401(k) Match Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.594548115 · Participants: 69974Accenture United States 401(k) Match Savings PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.935002041 · Participants: 60246State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.496191 · Participants: 38012Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.367975914 · Participants: 14959United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.444551767 · Participants: 235331Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan
The Merisant US, Inc. Employees' Savings and Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare The Merisant US, Inc. Employees' Savings and Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Merisant US, Inc. Employees' Savings and Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Fracht Fwo Inc. 401(k) Plan in TX ($17M); by covered participants it is Sjo Kids, Inc. 401(k) Plan in OH (200 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (200 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 The Merisant US, Inc. Employees' Savings and Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
The Merisant US, Inc. Employees' Savings and Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 21.3% during 2023, from $14M to $17M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have Merisant US, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Merisant US, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 34.3%, from $14M to $19M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to The Merisant US, Inc. Employees' Savings and Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Fracht Fwo Inc. 401(k) Plan in TX ($17M, 207 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Merisant US, Inc. Employees' Savings and Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Sjo Kids, Inc. 401(k) Plan in OH (200 participants, $3M 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 510397233.

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.