401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Chef Works, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$20M
Total assets Small plan by assets
217
Participants Below avg headcount
71st
Percentile by assets National rank
$94,121
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Chef Works 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · Sponsored by Chef Works, Inc. · California · Retail Trade

$20M in assets, 217 participants

Chef Works, Inc.'s Chef Works 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported $20M in total assets and 217 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 71st 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.

  • #6,532 in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)

Coverage in California

Chef Works 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan covers 217 participants in California, about 34% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $20M.

#6,532
in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)
+13.1%
assets growth YoY

Chef Works 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's outsized position by total assets

Chef Works 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$20,424,185 Top 29% higher than 71% 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

Chef Works 401(k) Profit Sharing 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. Chef Works 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (217 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Chef Works 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported net income fell from $4M in the plan year 2023 filing to $2M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Chef Works 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan end-of-year assets rose from $18M in the plan year 2023 filing to $20M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 043242029 · Chef Works, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Chef Works 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · $20M · 217 · 71st

  • VS-ST $20M
  • VS-ST 217
  • VS-ST 71st
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • VS-ST near Biery Cheese Company Employees Profit Sharing Plan
  • VS-ST ind #6532

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 Retail Trade retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Chef Works 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Viance, LLC 401(k) Plan$20MChef Works 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanChef Works 401(k) Profit Sha…$20MBiery Cheese Company Employees Profit Sharing PlanBiery Cheese Company Employe…$20MAvionics Test and Analysis Corporation 401(k) PlanAvionics Test and Analysis C…$20MClaxton Poultry Farms Employees' Saving PlanClaxton Poultry Farms Employ…$20M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Chef Works 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$18M
Net Assets (End of Year)$20M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN043242029
Plan Effective Date2001-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Chef Works, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Chef Works, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$20M 42.134155918726776% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$12M$14M$16M$18M$20M$22M 202220232024 $14.4M $20.4M ▲ +42.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 201 $14M
2023 1 219 $18M
2024 1 217 $20M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Chef Works 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Chef Works 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.020424185 · Participants: 217Chef Works 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 48.738057415 · Participants: 116712Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 31.02646504 · Participants: 58962Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.850880304 · Participants: 55298Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.714519387 · Participants: 101450Apple 401(k) PlanCisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.728425546 · Participants: 40452Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan
Chef Works 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Chef Works 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Chef Works 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Biery Cheese Company Employees Profit Sharing Plan in OH ($20M); by covered participants it is Bell Pump Service Company, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in CT (217 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (217 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 Chef Works 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Chef Works 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan grew at a solid clip - up 13.1% during 2024, from $18M to $20M. Reported net income was $2M.
How have Chef Works, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Chef Works, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 42.1%, from $14M to $20M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Chef Works 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Biery Cheese Company Employees Profit Sharing Plan in OH ($20M, 485 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Chef Works 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Bell Pump Service Company, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in CT (217 participants, N/A 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 043242029.

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.