ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Great Lakes Cheese Co ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-11

$502M
Total assets: 4,264
Participants: 97th
Percentile by assets: $117,651
Avg per participant

Official DOL plan name: Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Great Lakes Cheese Co · Ohio · Manufacturing

$502M in assets, 4,264 participants

Great Lakes Cheese Co's Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $502M in total assets and 4,264 participants in its 2024 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.

97th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
#16,987 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 4,264 participants in Ohio, 5.6x the typical Ohio plan (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $502M.

$502M
total plan assets (2024 EOY): 4,264
covered participants: 97th
percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans): $117,651
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $679K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income fell from $94M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$679K in the plan year 2024 filing.
Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants rose from 4,110 in the plan year 2023 filing to 4,264 in the plan year 2024 filing.
Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets fell from $504M in the plan year 2023 filing to $502M in the plan year 2024 filing.

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State

Ohio

Industry

Manufacturing

Participants vs Ohio filers

In Ohio, the average filing covers about 765 participants across 5,089 plans. Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reports 4,264 participants - 5.6x that state average ($502M EOY assets).

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$504M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$502M
Net Income	-$679K
Employer EIN	341015620
Plan Effective Date	1998-01-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Great Lakes Cheese Co)

Total plan assets by year, all Great Lakes Cheese Co plans on file

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	2	7,686	$499M
2023	2	8,235	$610M
2024	2	8,539	$625M

Nearby ESOP Plans in Ohio

Peer ESOP plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants

Procter & Gamble Profit Sharing Trust & Employee Stock Ownership Plan $22.0B · 33,639
The Garland Industries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan & Trust $2.0B · 1,118
Messer Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan $696M · 903
Cleveland Steel Container Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan $485M · 415
Allied Mineral Products Employee Stock Ownership Plan $404M · 606

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Similar-Sized ESOP Plans Nationally

ESOP plans in other states closest to Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan by total assets, not by location.

Ita Group Holdings, Inc. Employees' Stock Ownership Plan (IA) $498M · 907
Lja Engineering, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (TX) $493M · 1,799
Arco DB Companies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (MO) $514M · 608
Starfish Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (AL) $515M · 1,644

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2024? ▼

Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan held essentially flat - down 0.5% during 2024, from $504M to $502M. Reported net income was -$679K.

How have Great Lakes Cheese Co plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Great Lakes Cheese Co's sponsor-wide assets grew 25.4%, from $499M to $625M.

Where does Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).

Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼

Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ita Group Holdings, Inc. Employees' Stock Ownership Plan in IA ($498M, 907 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's numbers.

By total assets, Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar ESOP plans in Ohio. Compare plans
Great Lakes Cheese Co's sponsor-wide assets have grown 25.4% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 341015620.