401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$50M
Total assets Below avg plan size
1,010
Participants Near avg headcount
86th
Percentile by assets National rank
$49,916
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Freshpet, Inc. · New Jersey · Manufacturing

$50M in assets, 1,010 participants

Freshpet, Inc.'s Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $50M in total assets and 1,010 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 86th 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.

  • #14,819 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $50M for 1,010 participants (~$49,916/participant), up 36.1% in 2023.

#14,819
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+36.1%
assets growth YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$50,414,893 Top 14% higher than 86% 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

Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) 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. Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,010 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$726K in the plan year 2022 filing to $13M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $37M in the plan year 2022 filing to $50M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 792 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,010 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 201884894 · Freshpet, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $50M · 1,010 · 86th

  • EIN $50M
  • EIN 1,010
  • EIN 86th
  • EIN 401(k)
  • EIN near Masterbrand Cabinets LLC Union Employees Savings Plan
  • EIN ind #14819

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 New Jersey →

Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$37M
Net Assets (End of Year)$50M
Net Income$13M
Employer EIN201884894
Plan Effective Date2005-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Freshpet, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Freshpet, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$66M 79.18686467308935% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$30M$40M$50M$60M$70M 202220232024 $37.1M $66.4M ▲ +79.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 792 $37M
2023 1 1,010 $50M
2024 1 1,094 $66M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New Jersey

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

Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.050414893 · Participants: 1010Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) PlanJPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 44.552237022 · Participants: 176610JPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings PlanVerizon Savings Plan for Management Employees, Total assets ($B): 27.825640157 · Participants: 78072Verizon Savings Plan for Management EmployeesJohnson and Johnson Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.177853595 · Participants: 41291Johnson and Johnson Savings PlanErnst & Young Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.543526764 · Participants: 59346Ernst & Young Retirement Savings PlanMerck US Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.424416176 · Participants: 26850Merck US Savings Plan
Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
Compare Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Masterbrand Cabinets LLC Union Employees Savings Plan in OH ($50M); by covered participants it is Kutak Rock LLP 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in NE (1,010 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,010 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 Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) Plan surged - up 36.1% during 2023, from $37M to $50M. Reported net income was $13M.
How have Freshpet, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Freshpet, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 79.2%, from $37M to $66M.
Where does Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 86th 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 Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Masterbrand Cabinets LLC Union Employees Savings Plan in OH ($50M, 2,317 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Freshpet, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Kutak Rock LLP 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in NE (1,010 participants, $463M 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 201884894.

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.