Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

B&g Foods North America, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$70M
Total assets Below avg plan size
178
Participants Small participant base
88th
Percentile by assets National rank
$391,290
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan · Sponsored by B&g Foods North America, Inc. · New Jersey · Manufacturing

$70M in assets, 178 participants

B&g Foods North America, Inc.'s B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan reported $70M in total assets and 178 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 88th 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.

  • #14,546 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan covers 178 participants in New Jersey, about 21% of the average New Jersey filer (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $70M.

#14,546
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+5.6%
assets growth YoY
0.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$69,649,591 Top 12% higher than 88% 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

B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (178 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan reported net income fell from $5M in the plan year 2023 filing to $4M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan reported participants fell from 194 in the plan year 2023 filing to 178 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $66M in the plan year 2023 filing to $70M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 223640377 · B&g Foods North America, Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan · $70M · 178 · 88th

  • BOY $70M
  • BOY 178
  • BOY 88th
  • BOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • BOY near Hollingsworth & Vose Company Retirement Plan
  • BOY ind #14546

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in New Jersey →

B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Accuride Consolidated Employee Pension PlanAccuride Consolidated Employ…$70MB&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension PlanB&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension…$70MHollingsworth & Vose Company Retirement PlanHollingsworth & Vose Company…$70MCentral New York Laborers' Pension FundCentral New York Laborers' P…$69MShearman & Sterling LLP Cash Balance Pension PlanShearman & Sterling LLP Cash…$69M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$66M
Net Assets (End of Year)$70M
Net Income$4M
Employer EIN223640377
Plan Effective Date2017-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (B&g Foods North America, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All B&g Foods North America, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$370M 23.26610392206293% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$250M$300M$350M$400M 202220232024 $300M $370M ▲ +23.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 7 2,713 $300M
2023 7 2,557 $342M
2024 4 2,479 $370M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New Jersey

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

B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.069649591 · Participants: 178B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension PlanRetirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson, Total assets ($B): 21.095569114 · Participants: 37882Retirement Plan of Johnson and JohnsonJPMorgan Chase Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.066557714 · Participants: 83812JPMorgan Chase Retirement PlanNokia Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.855309 · Participants: 7280Nokia Retirement Income PlanThe Prudential Merged Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.025028912 · Participants: 16233The Prudential Merged Retirement PlanMerck US Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.090083286 · Participants: 26843Merck US Pension Plan
B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
Compare B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Hollingsworth & Vose Company Retirement Plan in MA ($70M); by covered participants it is Penn Engineering Pension Plan in PA (178 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (178 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 B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 5.6% during 2024, from $66M to $70M. Reported net income was $4M.
How have B&g Foods North America, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), B&g Foods North America, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 23.3%, from $300M to $370M.
Where does B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan ranks in the 88th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Hollingsworth & Vose Company Retirement Plan in MA ($70M, 229 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to B&g Foods Ankeny, Ia Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Penn Engineering Pension Plan in PA (178 participants, $19M 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 223640377.

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.