401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Better Foods, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1M
Total assets Small plan by assets
283
Participants Below avg headcount
25th
Percentile by assets National rank
$4,635
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Better Foods, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Better Foods, Inc. · West Virginia · Food Services & Accommodation

$1M in assets, 283 participants

Better Foods, Inc.'s Better Foods, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $1M in total assets and 283 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 25th 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.

  • #2,222 in Food Services & Accommodation (3,672 peers)

Food Services & Accommodation sector rank

Within Food Services & Accommodation, Better Foods, Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks #2,222 of 3,672 2024 filers by assets (1492% of the sector average)-$1M for 283 participants.

#2,222
in Food Services & Accommodation (3,672 peers)
-17.3%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $274K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Better Foods, Inc. 401(k) Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

Better Foods, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,311,689 25th percentile higher than 25% 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

Better Foods, Inc. 401(k) 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. Better Foods, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (283 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Better Foods, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets fell from $2M in the plan year 2023 filing to $1M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 550514358 · Better Foods, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Better Foods, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $1M · 283 · 25th

  • EOY $1M
  • EOY 283
  • EOY 25th
  • EOY 401(k)
  • EOY near Mancomm 401(k) Plan
  • EOY ind #2222

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 Food Services & Accommodation retirement plans → · Plans in West Virginia →

Better Foods, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Better Foods, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Food Services & Accommodation filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2M
Net Assets (End of Year)$1M
Net Income-$274K
Employer EIN550514358
Plan Effective Date1999-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Better Foods, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Better Foods, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1M 29.008327262611317% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.2M$1.4M$1.6M$1.8M$2M 202220232024 $1.85M $1.31M ▼ -29.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 354 $2M
2023 1 285 $2M
2024 1 283 $1M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in West Virginia

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

Better Foods, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in West Virginia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200002000400060008000 -0.500.511.5 Total assets ($B) Participants Better Foods, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.001311689 · Participants: 283Better Foods, Inc. 401(k) PlanOrrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.177090773 · Participants: 1845Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Retirement PlanVandalia Health System 401(k) Retirement Savings P, Total assets ($B): 0.852839622 · Participants: 0Vandalia Health System 401(k) Retirement Savings PAmerican Public Education Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.303164024 · Participants: 5717American Public Education Retirement PlanWest Virginia University Health System 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.255427542 · Participants: 4549West Virginia University Health System 401(k) PlanUnited Bankshares, Inc. Savings and Stock Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.2487143 · Participants: 2561United Bankshares, Inc. Savings and Stock Investment Plan
Better Foods, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in West Virginia, assets vs. participants
Compare Better Foods, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Better Foods, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside West Virginia, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Mancomm 401(k) Plan in TX ($1M); by covered participants it is Jpi Retirement Plan in TX (283 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (283 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 Better Foods, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Better Foods, Inc. 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 17.3% during 2024, from $2M to $1M. Reported net income was -$274K.
How have Better Foods, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Better Foods, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 29.0%, from $2M to $1M.
Where does Better Foods, Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Better Foods, Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 25th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the lower half of filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Better Foods, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Mancomm 401(k) Plan in TX ($1M, 7 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Better Foods, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Jpi Retirement Plan in TX (283 participants, $28M 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 550514358.

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.