Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Ben E. Keith Company Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $442M
- Total assets
- 2,494
- Participants
- 97th
- Percentile by assets
- $177,191
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Retirement Plan for Employees of Ben E. Keith Company and Its Affiliates · Sponsored by Ben E. Keith Company · Texas · Wholesale Trade
$442M in assets, 2,494 participants
Ben E. Keith Company's Retirement Plan for Employees of Ben E. Keith Company and Its Affiliates reported $442M in total assets and 2,494 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.
- 97th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- #5,960 in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)
Coverage in Texas
Retirement Plan for Employees of Ben E. Keith Company and Its Affiliates covers 2,494 participants in Texas, 3.6x the typical Texas plan (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $442M.
- $442M
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 2,494
- covered participants
- 97th
- percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
- $177,191
- avg assets per participant
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Retirement Plan for Employees of Ben E. Keith Company and Its Affiliates reported net income rose from -$4M in the plan year 2023 filing to $7M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Retirement Plan for Employees of Ben E. Keith Company and Its Affiliates reported participants fell from 2,641 in the plan year 2023 filing to 2,494 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Retirement Plan for Employees of Ben E. Keith Company and Its Affiliates end-of-year assets rose from $435M in the plan year 2023 filing to $442M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Participants vs Texas filers
In Texas, the average filing covers about 688 participants across 10,116 plans. Retirement Plan for Employees of Ben E. Keith Company and Its Affiliates reports 2,494 participants - 3.6x that state average ($442M EOY assets).
Texas filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $435M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $442M |
| Net Income | $7M |
| Employer EIN | 750372230 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1942-07-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Ben E. Keith Company)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 8,565 | $752M |
| 2023 | 2 | 8,881 | $835M |
| 2024 | 2 | 9,159 | $936M |
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Filing takeaways
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- By total assets, Retirement Plan for Employees of Ben E. Keith Company and Its Affiliates ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas. Compare plans
- Ben E. Keith Company's sponsor-wide assets have grown 24.5% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Wholesale Trade plans