401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$116M
Total assets Near avg plan size
838
Participants Near avg headcount
91st
Percentile by assets National rank
$138,656
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings Plan · Sponsored by Ghirardelli Chocolate Company · California · Manufacturing

$116M in assets, 838 participants

Ghirardelli Chocolate Company's Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings Plan reported $116M in total assets and 838 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 91st 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.

  • #15,520 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings Plan sits by assets

Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $116M for 838 participants (~$138,656/participant), up 20.7% in 2024.

#15,520
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+20.7%
assets growth YoY
1.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$116,193,886 Top 9% higher than 91% 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

Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings 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. Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (838 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $96M in the plan year 2023 filing to $116M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings Plan reported net income rose from $18M in the plan year 2023 filing to $20M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings Plan reported participants rose from 760 in the plan year 2023 filing to 838 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 953451829 · Ghirardelli Chocolate Company PY 2024 · 401(k)

Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings Plan · $116M · 838 · 91st

  • NET $116M
  • BOOK 838
  • VS-ST 91st
  • BOY 401(k)
  • SCH near Timex Group USA, Inc. Savings Plan for Salaried Employees
  • EBSA ind #15520

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 California →

Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$96M
Net Assets (End of Year)$116M
Net Income$20M
Employer EIN953451829
Plan Effective Date1992-03-31
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ghirardelli Chocolate Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Ghirardelli Chocolate Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$116M 47.94301469972679% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$60M$80M$100M$120M 202220232024 $78.5M $116M ▲ +47.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 758 $79M
2023 1 760 $96M
2024 1 838 $116M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.116193886 · Participants: 838Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings 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
Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants

Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Timex Group USA, Inc. Savings Plan for Salaried Employees in CT ($116M); by covered participants it is Westbury Jeep Chrysler Dodge I 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in NY (838 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (838 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 Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings Plan assets move in 2024?
Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings Plan grew sharply - up 20.7% during 2024, from $96M to $116M. Reported net income was $20M.
How have Ghirardelli Chocolate Company plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ghirardelli Chocolate Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 47.9%, from $79M to $116M.
Where does Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings Plan ranks in the 91st 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 Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Timex Group USA, Inc. Savings Plan for Salaried Employees in CT ($116M, 216 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 401(k) Retirement & Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Westbury Jeep Chrysler Dodge I 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in NY (838 participants, $21M in assets).