ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Heroes, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$583K
Total assets Small plan by assets
240
Participants Below avg headcount
19th
Percentile by assets National rank
$2,430
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: United Vending & Food Service Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Heroes, Inc. · South Dakota · Food Services & Accommodation

$583K in assets, 240 participants

Heroes, Inc.'s United Vending & Food Service Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $583K in total assets and 240 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 19th 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.

  • #1,941 in Food Services & Accommodation (3,828 peers)

Food Services & Accommodation sector rank

Within Food Services & Accommodation, United Vending & Food Service Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks #1,941 of 3,828 2023 filers by assets (3355% of the sector average)-$583K for 240 participants.

#1,941
in Food Services & Accommodation (3,828 peers)
+16.6%
assets growth YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $6M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

United Vending & Food Service Employee Stock Ownership Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

United Vending & Food Service Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$583,200 19th percentile higher than 19% 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

United Vending & Food Service Employee Stock Ownership 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. United Vending & Food Service Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (240 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 470839491 · Heroes, Inc. PY 2023 · ESOP

United Vending & Food Service Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $583K · 240 · 19th

  • ASSETS $583K
  • ASSETS 240
  • ASSETS 19th
  • ASSETS ESOP
  • ASSETS near Nebraska Aluminum Casting, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • ASSETS ind #1941

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 What is an ESOP? → · Plans in South Dakota →

United Vending & Food Service Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Wells Media Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanWells Media Group, Inc. Empl…$585KUnited Vending & Food Service Employee Stock Ownership PlanUnited Vending & Food Servic…$583KNebraska Aluminum Casting, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanNebraska Aluminum Casting, I…$584KJack Pedowitz Enterprises Inc Employee Stock Ownership PlanJack Pedowitz Enterprises In…$580KEncon Employee Stock Ownership PlanEncon Employee Stock Ownersh…$580K
End-of-year total assets ($M) among United Vending & Food Service Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Food Services & Accommodation filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$500K
Net Assets (End of Year)-$5M
Net Income-$6M
Employer EIN470839491
Plan Effective Date2022-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Heroes, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Heroes, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1M 47.10953055742718% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0M$1M$2M$3M 202220232024 $2.65M $1.4M ▼ -47.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 140 $3M
2023 1 240 $583K
2024 1 179 $1M

Nearby ESOP Plans in South Dakota

Peer ESOP plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

United Vending & Food Service Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in South Dakota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0200400600800 -50050100150 Total assets ($M) Participants United Vending & Food Service Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 0.5832 · Participants: 240United Vending & Food Service Employee Stock Ownership PlanShowplace Wood Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 99.050363 · Participants: 506Showplace Wood Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanFishback Financial Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 51.743144 · Participants: 713Fishback Financial Corporation Employee Stock Ownership PlanBierschbach Equipment & Supply Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 44.406334 · Participants: 83Bierschbach Equipment & Supply Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanRe/Spec Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 43.108665 · Participants: 471Re/Spec Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanThe Ramkota Companies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, Total assets ($M): 38.747989 · Participants: 112The Ramkota Companies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust
United Vending & Food Service Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in South Dakota, assets vs. participants
Compare United Vending & Food Service Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

United Vending & Food Service Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside South Dakota, the nearest ESOP by assets is Nebraska Aluminum Casting, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in NE ($584K); by covered participants it is E&m Logistics Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in NY (240 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (240 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 United Vending & Food Service Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
United Vending & Food Service Employee Stock Ownership Plan grew sharply - up 16.6% during 2023, from $500K to $583K. Reported net income was -$6M.
How have Heroes, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Heroes, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 47.1%, from $3M to $1M.
Where does United Vending & Food Service Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
United Vending & Food Service Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the 19th 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 ESOP plans are similar in size to United Vending & Food Service Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Nebraska Aluminum Casting, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in NE ($584K, 59 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to United Vending & Food Service Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is E&m Logistics Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in NY (240 participants, $19M 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 470839491.

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.