401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Dairyland USA Corp. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$118M
Total assets Near avg plan size
4,541
Participants Above avg headcount
92nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$26,011
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust · Sponsored by Dairyland USA Corp. · Connecticut · Wholesale Trade

$118M in assets, 4,541 participants

Dairyland USA Corp.'s The Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust reported $118M in total assets and 4,541 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 92nd 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.

  • #5,667 in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)

Coverage in Connecticut

The Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust covers 4,541 participants in Connecticut, 6.3x the typical Connecticut plan (state average ~718 per filing). Assets: $118M.

#5,667
in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)
+19.0%
assets growth YoY
1.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust's outsized position by total assets

The Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust vs every filed plan by assets

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

$118,114,688 Top 8% higher than 92% 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

The Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust'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. The Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust lands in the large band (4,541 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • The Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust reported net income fell from $34M in the plan year 2023 filing to $18M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust end-of-year assets rose from $99M in the plan year 2023 filing to $118M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust reported participants rose from 4,112 in the plan year 2023 filing to 4,541 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 133286147 · Dairyland USA Corp. PY 2024 · 401(k)

The Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust · $118M · 4,541 · 92nd

  • 5500 $118M
  • ASSETS 4,541
  • PCT 92nd
  • EIN 401(k)
  • RANK near Sirote & Permutt, P. C. Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan
  • PHOTO ind #5667

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 Connecticut →

The Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in the asset neighbourhood

Isec, Inc. 401(k) Savings PlanIsec, Inc. 401(k) Savings Pl…$118MThe Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & TrustThe Chef's Warehouse 401(k) …$118MSirote & Permutt, P. C. Profit Sharing 401(k) PlanSirote & Permutt, P. C. Prof…$118MInotiv, Inc. Retirement Plan$118MFellowship of Christian Athletes Retirement/401(k) PlanFellowship of Christian Athl…$118M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Connecticut filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$99M
Net Assets (End of Year)$117M
Net Income$18M
Employer EIN133286147
Plan Effective Date1993-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Dairyland USA Corp.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Dairyland USA Corp. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$118M 81.78974605545298% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$40M$60M$80M$100M$120M$140M 202220232024 $65M $118M ▲ +81.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 3,406 $65M
2023 1 4,112 $99M
2024 1 4,541 $118M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Connecticut

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

The Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants The Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.118114688 · Participants: 4541The Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & TrustRtx Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 58.647425 · Participants: 124876Rtx Savings PlanCiti Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 23.241033081 · Participants: 78741Citi Retirement Savings PlanThe Hartford Investment and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.183243 · Participants: 18614The Hartford Investment and Savings PlanEversource 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.046347175 · Participants: 10041Eversource 401(k) PlanXerox Corporation Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.976943 · Participants: 9876Xerox Corporation Savings Plan
The Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants
Compare The Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Connecticut, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Sirote & Permutt, P. C. Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan in AL ($118M); by covered participants it is Lg Energy Solution Michigan, Inc. 401(k) Plan in MI (4,541 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($118M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (4,541 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 The Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust assets move in 2024? ▼
The Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust grew sharply - up 19.0% during 2024, from $99M to $118M. Reported net income was $18M.
How have Dairyland USA Corp. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Dairyland USA Corp.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 81.8%, from $65M to $118M.
Where does The Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust ranks in the 92nd percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to The Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Sirote & Permutt, P. C. Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan in AL ($118M, 162 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Chef's Warehouse 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Lg Energy Solution Michigan, Inc. 401(k) Plan in MI (4,541 participants, $66M 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 133286147.

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.