401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$162M
Total assets Near avg plan size
2,859
Participants Above avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$56,577
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. · California · Manufacturing

$162M in assets, 2,859 participants

Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc.'s Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan reported $162M in total assets and 2,859 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.

  • #15,997 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in California

Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan covers 2,859 participants in California, 4.5x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $162M.

#15,997
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+18.0%
assets growth YoY
1.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$161,754,603 Top 7% higher than 93% 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

Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan lands in the large band (2,859 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $137M in the plan year 2023 filing to $162M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan reported net income rose from $21M in the plan year 2023 filing to $25M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan reported participants rose from 2,822 in the plan year 2023 filing to 2,859 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 461701609 · Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan · $162M · 2,859 · 93rd

  • VS-ST $162M
  • VS-ST 2,859
  • VS-ST 93rd
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • VS-ST near Waystar, Inc Retirement Plan
  • VS-ST ind #15997

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 →

Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Carepoint 401(k) Plan$162MWework 401(k) Plan$162MAjinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) Savings PlanAjinomoto Foods North Americ…$162MWaystar, Inc Retirement Plan$162MSiltronic Corporation Savings PlanSiltronic Corporation Saving…$162M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$137M
Net Assets (End of Year)$162M
Net Income$25M
Employer EIN461701609
Plan Effective Date1982-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$162M 39.685793887511515% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$100M$120M$140M$160M$180M 202220232024 $116M $162M ▲ +39.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 2,625 $116M
2023 1 2,822 $137M
2024 1 2,859 $162M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.161754603 · Participants: 2859Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) 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
Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Waystar, Inc Retirement Plan in KY ($162M); by covered participants it is Beacon Specialized Living 401(k) Plan in MI (2,858 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($162M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,859 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 Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan grew sharply - up 18.0% during 2024, from $137M to $162M. Reported net income was $25M.
How have Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 39.7%, from $116M to $162M.
Where does Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan ranks in the 93rd 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 Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Waystar, Inc Retirement Plan in KY ($162M, 1,458 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Beacon Specialized Living 401(k) Plan in MI (2,858 participants, $16M 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 461701609.

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.