Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Ben E. Keith Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$435M
Total assets Above avg plan size
2,641
Participants Above avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$164,598
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Retirement Plan for Employees of Ben E. Keith Company and Its Affiliates · Sponsored by Ben E. Keith Company · Texas · Wholesale Trade

$435M in assets, 2,641 participants

Ben E. Keith Company's Retirement Plan for Employees of Ben E. Keith Company and Its Affiliates reported $435M in total assets and 2,641 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #6,194 in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)

Coverage in Texas

Retirement Plan for Employees of Ben E. Keith Company and Its Affiliates covers 2,641 participants in Texas, 3.8x the typical Texas plan (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $435M.

#6,194
in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)
-0.9%
assets change YoY
4.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $4M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Retirement Plan for Employees of Ben E. Keith Company and Its Affiliates's outsized position by total assets

Retirement Plan for Employees of Ben E. Keith Company and Its Affiliates vs every filed plan by assets

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

$434,702,701 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Retirement Plan for Employees of Ben E. Keith Company and Its Affiliates'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. Retirement Plan for Employees of Ben E. Keith Company and Its Affiliates lands in the large band (2,641 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Retirement Plan for Employees of Ben E. Keith Company and Its Affiliates reported net income rose from -$13M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Retirement Plan for Employees of Ben E. Keith Company and Its Affiliates reported participants fell from 2,787 in the plan year 2022 filing to 2,641 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Retirement Plan for Employees of Ben E. Keith Company and Its Affiliates end-of-year assets fell from $438M in the plan year 2022 filing to $435M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 750372230 · Ben E. Keith Company PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Retirement Plan for Employees of Ben E. Keith Company and Its Affiliates · $435M · 2,641 · 97th

  • EBSA $435M
  • PART 2,641
  • TYPE 97th
  • NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • BOOK near Laborers Local 1298 of Nassau & Suffolk Counties Pension Fund
  • VS-ST ind #6194

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 Texas →

Retirement Plan for Employees of Ben E. Keith Company and Its Affiliates in the asset neighbourhood

Steamfitters Local #449 Pension PlanSteamfitters Local #449 Pens…$436MCash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc.Cash Balance Retirement Plan…$436MRetirement Plan for Employees of Ben E. Keith Company and Its AffiliatesRetirement Plan for Employee…$435MLaborers Local 1298 of Nassau & Suffolk Counties Pension FundLaborers Local 1298 of Nassa…$434MMedianews Group Pension Plan$434M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Retirement Plan for Employees of Ben E. Keith Company and Its Affiliates and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$438M
Net Assets (End of Year)$435M
Net Income-$4M
Employer EIN750372230
Plan Effective Date1942-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ben E. Keith Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Ben E. Keith Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$936M 24.49502074045451% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$700M$800M$900M$1,000M 202220232024 $752M $936M ▲ +24.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 8,565 $752M
2023 2 8,881 $835M
2024 2 9,159 $936M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Texas

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Retirement Plan for Employees of Ben E. Keith Company and Its Affiliates vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Retirement Plan for Employees of Ben E. Keith Company and Its Affiliates, Total assets ($B): 0.434702701 · Participants: 2641Retirement Plan for Employees of Ben E. Keith Company and Its AffiliatesAT&T Pension Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 30.018512 · Participants: 107859AT&T Pension Benefit PlanShell Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.133347097 · Participants: 12215Shell Pension PlanExxonmobil Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.015 · Participants: 22551Exxonmobil Pension PlanCaterpillar Inc. Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.803014695 · Participants: 12138Caterpillar Inc. Retirement Income PlanBp Retirement Accumulation Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.493677099 · Participants: 9360Bp Retirement Accumulation Plan
Retirement Plan for Employees of Ben E. Keith Company and Its Affiliates vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants

Retirement Plan for Employees of Ben E. Keith Company and Its Affiliates's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Laborers Local 1298 of Nassau & Suffolk Counties Pension Fund in NY ($434M); by covered participants it is Nurses and Local 813 Ibt Retirement Plan in NY (2,649 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($435M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,641 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 Retirement Plan for Employees of Ben E. Keith Company and Its Affiliates assets move in 2023?
Retirement Plan for Employees of Ben E. Keith Company and Its Affiliates held essentially flat - down 0.9% during 2023, from $438M to $435M. Reported net income was -$4M.
How have Ben E. Keith Company plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ben E. Keith Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 24.5%, from $752M to $936M.
Where does Retirement Plan for Employees of Ben E. Keith Company and Its Affiliates rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Retirement Plan for Employees of Ben E. Keith Company and Its Affiliates ranks in the 97th 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Retirement Plan for Employees of Ben E. Keith Company and Its Affiliates?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Laborers Local 1298 of Nassau & Suffolk Counties Pension Fund in NY ($434M, 1,184 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Retirement Plan for Employees of Ben E. Keith Company and Its Affiliates?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Nurses and Local 813 Ibt Retirement Plan in NY (2,649 participants, $619M in assets).