401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Hershey Creamery Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$41M
Total assets Below avg plan size
695
Participants Below avg headcount
83rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$58,853
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Hershey Creamery Company Savings Plan · Sponsored by Hershey Creamery Company · Pennsylvania · Manufacturing

$41M in assets, 695 participants

Hershey Creamery Company's Hershey Creamery Company Savings Plan reported $41M in total assets and 695 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 83rd 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.

  • #14,278 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Hershey Creamery Company Savings Plan sits by assets

Hershey Creamery Company Savings Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $41M for 695 participants (~$58,853/participant), up 17.0% in 2023.

#14,278
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+17.0%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Hershey Creamery Company Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Hershey Creamery Company Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$40,902,537 Top 17% higher than 83% 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

Hershey Creamery Company Savings 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. Hershey Creamery Company Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (695 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Hershey Creamery Company Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$7M in the plan year 2022 filing to $6M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Hershey Creamery Company Savings Plan reported participants rose from 453 in the plan year 2022 filing to 695 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Hershey Creamery Company Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $35M in the plan year 2022 filing to $41M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 230691670 · Hershey Creamery Company PY 2023 · 401(k)

Hershey Creamery Company Savings Plan · $41M · 695 · 83rd

  • NET $41M
  • BOOK 695
  • VS-ST 83rd
  • BOY 401(k)
  • SCH near Shutts & Bowen, LLP 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (B)
  • EBSA ind #14278

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 Pennsylvania →

Hershey Creamery Company Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Jonah Energy 401(k) Plan$41MHershey Creamery Company Savings PlanHershey Creamery Company Sav…$41MShutts & Bowen, LLP 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (B)Shutts & Bowen, LLP 401(k) P…$41MFoundry Commercial Retirement Savings PlanFoundry Commercial Retiremen…$41MClearfield, Inc. 401(k) Plan & TrustClearfield, Inc. 401(k) Plan…$41M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Hershey Creamery Company Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$35M
Net Assets (End of Year)$41M
Net Income$6M
Employer EIN230691670
Plan Effective Date1991-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Hershey Creamery Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Hershey Creamery Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$51M 13.691167501671025% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$30M$40M$50M$60M$70M 202220232024 $58.5M $50.5M ▼ -13.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 536 $59M
2023 2 695 $41M
2024 1 797 $51M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Hershey Creamery Company Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Hershey Creamery Company Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.040902537 · Participants: 695Hershey Creamery Company Savings PlanComcast Corporation Retirement - Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.368669862 · Participants: 93136Comcast Corporation Retirement - Investment PlanCigna 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.003870935 · Participants: 66760Cigna 401(k) PlanThe Vanguard Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.765617477 · Participants: 18200The Vanguard Retirement and Savings PlanThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.339762 · Participants: 61697The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings PlanThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.955655142 · Participants: 25184The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan
Hershey Creamery Company Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare Hershey Creamery Company Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Hershey Creamery Company Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Shutts & Bowen, LLP 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (B) in FL ($41M); by covered participants it is Ancira Enterprises Employee Savings Plan in TX (695 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($41M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (695 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 Hershey Creamery Company Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Hershey Creamery Company Savings Plan grew sharply - up 17.0% during 2023, from $35M to $41M. Reported net income was $6M.
How have Hershey Creamery Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Hershey Creamery Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 13.7%, from $59M to $51M.
Where does Hershey Creamery Company Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Hershey Creamery Company Savings Plan ranks in the 83rd 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 Hershey Creamery Company Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Shutts & Bowen, LLP 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (B) in FL ($41M, 152 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Hershey Creamery Company Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Ancira Enterprises Employee Savings Plan in TX (695 participants, $50M 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 230691670.

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.