401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Dairyland USA Corp. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$99M
Total assets Below avg plan size
4,112
Participants Above avg headcount
91st
Percentile by assets National rank
$24,133
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust · Sponsored by Dairyland USA Corp. · Connecticut · Wholesale Trade

$99M in assets, 4,112 participants

Dairyland USA Corp.'s The Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust reported $99M in total assets and 4,112 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 91st 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.

  • #5,852 in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)

Coverage in Connecticut

The Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust covers 4,112 participants in Connecticut, 5.7x the typical Connecticut plan (state average ~718 per filing). Assets: $99M.

#5,852
in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)
+52.7%
assets growth YoY
1.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust's outsized position by total assets

The Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust vs every filed plan by assets

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

$99,232,890 Top 9% higher than 91% 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 Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust'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. The Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust lands in the large band (4,112 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust reported net income rose from -$6M in the plan year 2022 filing to $34M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust end-of-year assets rose from $65M in the plan year 2022 filing to $99M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust reported participants rose from 3,406 in the plan year 2022 filing to 4,112 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 133286147 · Dairyland USA Corp. PY 2023 · 401(k)

The Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust · $99M · 4,112 · 91st

  • VS-ST $99M
  • BOY 4,112
  • SCH 91st
  • EBSA 401(k)
  • PART near Constant Contact Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • TYPE ind #5852

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 Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Connecticut →

The Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in the asset neighbourhood

Inside Plastics Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings PlanInside Plastics Profit Shari…$99MThe Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & TrustThe Chef's Warehouse 401(k) …$99MConstant Contact Inc. 401(k) PlanConstant Contact Inc. 401(k)…$99MSalem Five 401(k) Retirement PlanSalem Five 401(k) Retirement…$99MSoutheast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (Searhc) 401(k) PlanSoutheast Alaska Regional He…$99M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Connecticut filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$65M
Net Assets (End of Year)$99M
Net Income$34M
Employer EIN133286147
Plan Effective Date1993-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Dairyland USA Corp.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Dairyland USA Corp. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$118M 81.78974605545298% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$40M$60M$80M$100M$120M$140M 202220232024 $65M $118M ▲ +81.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 3,406 $65M
2023 1 4,112 $99M
2024 1 4,541 $118M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Connecticut

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

The Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants The Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.09923289 · Participants: 4112The Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & TrustRtx Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 52.759784 · Participants: 123037Rtx Savings PlanCiti Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 20.653030659 · Participants: 77865Citi Retirement Savings PlanThe Hartford Investment and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.478512 · Participants: 18377The Hartford Investment and Savings PlanXerox Corporation Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.948866 · Participants: 10291Xerox Corporation Savings PlanEversource 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.751712453 · Participants: 9504Eversource 401(k) Plan
The Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants
Compare The Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Connecticut, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Constant Contact Inc. 401(k) Plan in MA ($99M); by covered participants it is Edison Chouest Offshore Retirement Plan in LA (4,110 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (4,112 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 Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust assets move in 2023? ▼
The Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust surged - up 52.7% during 2023, from $65M to $99M. Reported net income was $34M.
How have Dairyland USA Corp. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Dairyland USA Corp.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 81.8%, from $65M to $118M.
Where does The Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust ranks in the 91st 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 The Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Constant Contact Inc. 401(k) Plan in MA ($99M, 1,003 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Edison Chouest Offshore Retirement Plan in LA (4,110 participants, $326M 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 133286147.

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.