ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Niemann Foods, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$15M
Total assets Small plan by assets
2,004
Participants Near avg headcount
65th
Percentile by assets National rank
$7,601
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Niemann Foods, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Niemann Foods, Inc. · Illinois · Retail Trade

$15M in assets, 2,004 participants

Niemann Foods, Inc.'s Niemann Foods, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $15M in total assets and 2,004 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 65th 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.

  • #6,086 in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Niemann Foods, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 2,004 participants in Illinois, 2.6x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $15M.

#6,086
in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)
-29.9%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $6M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Niemann Foods, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Retail Trade and all filers

Niemann Foods, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$15,233,018 Top 35% higher than 65% of 123,620 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 2024

Niemann Foods, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Niemann Foods, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan lands in the large band (2,004 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Niemann Foods, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income fell from -$4M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$6M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Niemann Foods, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets fell from $22M in the plan year 2023 filing to $15M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Niemann Foods, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants rose from 1,970 in the plan year 2023 filing to 2,004 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 370475125 · Niemann Foods, Inc. PY 2024 · ESOP

Niemann Foods, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $15M · 2,004 · 65th

  • 5500 $15M
  • 5500 2,004
  • 5500 65th
  • 5500 ESOP
  • 5500 near Wws Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • 5500 ind #6086

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 What is an ESOP? → · Plans in Illinois →

Niemann Foods, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Niemann Foods, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$22M
Net Assets (End of Year)$15M
Net Income-$6M
Employer EIN370475125
Plan Effective Date1997-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Niemann Foods, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Niemann Foods, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$76M 4.803288457711111% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$74M$76M$78M$80M$82M$84M 202220232024 $80.3M $76.4M ▼ -4.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 3,973 $80M
2023 2 5,724 $83M
2024 2 5,077 $76M

Nearby ESOP Plans in Illinois

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

Niemann Foods, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0200040006000800010000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants Niemann Foods, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.015233018 · Participants: 2004Niemann Foods, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanAmsted Industries Incorporated Employees' Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.699095694 · Participants: 4909Amsted Industries Incorporated Employees' Stock Ownership PlanKehe Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.165348047 · Participants: 4815Kehe Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanScot Forge Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.429776889 · Participants: 491Scot Forge Company Employee Stock Ownership PlanBdo USA Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.0622005 · Participants: 9258Bdo USA Employee Stock Ownership PlanShorr Paper Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.430213996 · Participants: 543Shorr Paper Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Niemann Foods, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Niemann Foods, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Niemann Foods, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest ESOP by assets is Wws Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in OR ($15M); by covered participants it is Rosendin Electric, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in CA (1,998 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,004 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Niemann Foods, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Niemann Foods, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan declined sharply - down 29.9% during 2024, from $22M to $15M. Reported net income was -$6M.
How have Niemann Foods, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Niemann Foods, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 4.8%, from $80M to $76M.
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Niemann Foods, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Wws Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in OR ($15M, 296 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Niemann Foods, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Rosendin Electric, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in CA (1,998 participants, $1.5B in assets).

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 370475125.

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.