ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Styx Acquisition, LLC Dba Buehler's Fresh Foods ESOP
Data updated 2026-07-24
- $23M
- Total assets
- 1,353
- Participants
- 73rd
- Percentile by assets
- $17,009
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Buehler's Fresh Foods Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Styx Acquisition, LLC Dba Buehler's Fresh Foods · Ohio · Wholesale Trade
$23M in assets, 1,353 participants
Styx Acquisition, LLC Dba Buehler's Fresh Foods's Buehler's Fresh Foods Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $23M in total assets and 1,353 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 73rd 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.
- 73rd percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
2024 asset change
Buehler's Fresh Foods Employee Stock Ownership Plan pulled back noticeably 11.5% in 2024 ($26M → $23M) for 1,353 participants.
- $23M
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 1,353
- covered participants
- 73rd
- percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
- $17,009
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $3M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Buehler's Fresh Foods Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income fell from -$137K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$3M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Buehler's Fresh Foods Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants fell from 1,631 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,353 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Buehler's Fresh Foods Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets fell from $26M in the plan year 2023 filing to $23M in the plan year 2024 filing.
2024 asset move for Buehler's Fresh Foods Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Year over year, total assets pulled back noticeably from $26M at the start of 2024 to $23M at year-end (down 11.5%). Net assets closed at $23M; reported net income -$3M.
Styx Acquisition, LLC Dba Buehler's Fresh Foods years around the 2024 move
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 2,917 | $60M |
| 2023 | 2 | 3,099 | $64M |
| 2024 | 2 | 2,771 | $62M |
2024 asset-move particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $26M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $23M |
| Net Income | -$3M |
| Employer EIN | 822654781 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2017-10-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
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Buehler's Fresh Foods Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
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- Cleveland Steel Container Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan $485M · 415
- Allied Mineral Products Employee Stock Ownership Plan $404M · 606
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- Styx Acquisition, LLC Dba Buehler's Fresh Foods's sponsor-wide assets have grown 3.1% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Wholesale Trade 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 822654781.
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