401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Bell-Carter Foods, LLC. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$36M
Total assets Below avg plan size
261
Participants Below avg headcount
82nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$137,030
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Bell-Carter Foods, LLC Employee Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Bell-Carter Foods, LLC. · California · Manufacturing

$36M in assets, 261 participants

Bell-Carter Foods, LLC.'s Bell-Carter Foods, LLC Employee Retirement Plan reported $36M in total assets and 261 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 82nd 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.

  • #13,856 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in California

Bell-Carter Foods, LLC Employee Retirement Plan covers 261 participants in California, about 41% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $36M.

#13,856
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
-1.4%
assets change YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $493K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Bell-Carter Foods, LLC Employee Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Bell-Carter Foods, LLC Employee Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$35,764,726 Top 18% higher than 82% 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

Bell-Carter Foods, LLC Employee 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. Bell-Carter Foods, LLC Employee Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (261 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Bell-Carter Foods, LLC Employee Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$8M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$493K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Bell-Carter Foods, LLC Employee Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 330 in the plan year 2022 filing to 261 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Bell-Carter Foods, LLC Employee Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $36M in the plan year 2022 filing to $36M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 941338890 · Bell-Carter Foods, LLC. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Bell-Carter Foods, LLC Employee Retirement Plan · $36M · 261 · 82nd

  • PART $36M
  • PART 261
  • PART 82nd
  • PART 401(k)
  • PART near Federal International, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • PART ind #13856

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 →

Bell-Carter Foods, LLC Employee Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Bell-Carter Foods, LLC Employee Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$36M
Net Assets (End of Year)$36M
Net Income-$493K
Employer EIN941338890
Plan Effective Date1980-03-03
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Bell-Carter Foods, LLC.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Bell-Carter Foods, LLC. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$38M 4.275450828640354% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$35M$36M$37M$38M$39M 202220232024 $36.3M $37.8M ▲ +4.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 330 $36M
2023 1 261 $36M
2024 1 211 $38M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Bell-Carter Foods, LLC Employee Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Bell-Carter Foods, LLC Employee Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.035764726 · Participants: 261Bell-Carter Foods, LLC Employee Retirement 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
Bell-Carter Foods, LLC Employee Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Bell-Carter Foods, LLC Employee Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Bell-Carter Foods, LLC Employee Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Federal International, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan in MO ($36M); by covered participants it is Prime Digital 401(k) Plan in NV (261 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (261 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 Bell-Carter Foods, LLC Employee Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Bell-Carter Foods, LLC Employee Retirement Plan edged down modestly - down 1.4% during 2023, from $36M to $36M. Reported net income was -$493K.
How have Bell-Carter Foods, LLC. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Bell-Carter Foods, LLC.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 4.3%, from $36M to $38M.
Where does Bell-Carter Foods, LLC Employee Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Bell-Carter Foods, LLC Employee Retirement Plan ranks in the 82nd 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 401(k) plans are similar in size to Bell-Carter Foods, LLC Employee Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Federal International, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan in MO ($36M, 450 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Bell-Carter Foods, LLC Employee Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Prime Digital 401(k) Plan in NV (261 participants, $4M 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 941338890.

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.