401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Golden State Foods 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$227M
Total assets Near avg plan size
4,840
Participants Above avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$46,979
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Golden State Foods 401(k) Savings & Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Golden State Foods · California · Manufacturing

$227M in assets, 4,840 participants

Golden State Foods's Golden State Foods 401(k) Savings & Retirement Plan reported $227M in total assets and 4,840 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

  • #17,314 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in California

Golden State Foods 401(k) Savings & Retirement Plan covers 4,840 participants in California, 7.7x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $227M.

#17,314
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+19.3%
assets growth YoY
2.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Golden State Foods 401(k) Savings & Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Golden State Foods 401(k) Savings & Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$227,376,723 Top 5% higher than 95% 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

Golden State Foods 401(k) Savings & Retirement Plan'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. Golden State Foods 401(k) Savings & Retirement Plan lands in the large band (4,840 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Golden State Foods 401(k) Savings & Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$40M in the plan year 2022 filing to $37M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Golden State Foods 401(k) Savings & Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $191M in the plan year 2022 filing to $227M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Golden State Foods 401(k) Savings & Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 4,574 in the plan year 2022 filing to 4,840 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 952670074 · Golden State Foods PY 2023 · 401(k)

Golden State Foods 401(k) Savings & Retirement Plan · $227M · 4,840 · 95th

  • VS-ST $227M
  • VS-ST 4,840
  • VS-ST 95th
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • VS-ST near The Nordam Group LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • VS-ST ind #17314

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 →

Golden State Foods 401(k) Savings & Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Golden State Foods 401(k) Savings & Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$191M
Net Assets (End of Year)$227M
Net Income$37M
Employer EIN952670074
Plan Effective Date1994-05-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Golden State Foods)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Golden State Foods plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$260M 36.219005697428976% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$150M$200M$250M$300M 202220232024 $191M $260M ▲ +36.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 4,574 $191M
2023 1 4,840 $227M
2024 1 4,934 $260M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Golden State Foods 401(k) Savings & Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Golden State Foods 401(k) Savings & Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.227376723 · Participants: 4840Golden State Foods 401(k) Savings & 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
Golden State Foods 401(k) Savings & Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Golden State Foods 401(k) Savings & Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Golden State Foods 401(k) Savings & Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is The Nordam Group LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan in OK ($227M); by covered participants it is Hallcon Retirement Savings Plan in KS (4,838 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($227M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (4,840 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 Golden State Foods 401(k) Savings & Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Golden State Foods 401(k) Savings & Retirement Plan grew sharply - up 19.3% during 2023, from $191M to $227M. Reported net income was $37M.
How have Golden State Foods plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Golden State Foods's sponsor-wide assets grew 36.2%, from $191M to $260M.
Where does Golden State Foods 401(k) Savings & Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Golden State Foods 401(k) Savings & Retirement Plan ranks in the 95th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Golden State Foods 401(k) Savings & Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Nordam Group LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan in OK ($227M, 1,365 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Golden State Foods 401(k) Savings & Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Hallcon Retirement Savings Plan in KS (4,838 participants, $14M 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 952670074.

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.