401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Fresh Encounter, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$18M
Total assets Small plan by assets
1,115
Participants Near avg headcount
68th
Percentile by assets National rank
$16,375
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Fresh Encounter, Inc.401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Fresh Encounter, Inc. · Ohio · Retail Trade

$18M in assets, 1,115 participants

Fresh Encounter, Inc.'s Fresh Encounter, Inc.401(k) Plan reported $18M in total assets and 1,115 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 68th 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.

  • #6,373 in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)

What the 2024 filing shows

Fresh Encounter, Inc.401(k) Plan holds $18M for 1,115 participants - about $16,375 per participant, above the median plan by assets.

#6,373
in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)
+0.6%
assets growth YoY

Fresh Encounter, Inc.401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Fresh Encounter, Inc.401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$18,258,247 Top 32% higher than 68% 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

Fresh Encounter, Inc.401(k) 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. Fresh Encounter, Inc.401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,115 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Fresh Encounter, Inc.401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $876K in the plan year 2023 filing to $105K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Fresh Encounter, Inc.401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 1,143 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,115 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Fresh Encounter, Inc.401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $18M in the plan year 2023 filing to $18M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 340937534 · Fresh Encounter, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Fresh Encounter, Inc.401(k) Plan · $18M · 1,115 · 68th

  • BOY $18M
  • BOY 1,115
  • BOY 68th
  • BOY 401(k)
  • BOY near Excite Credit Union 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
  • BOY ind #6373

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 Ohio →

Fresh Encounter, Inc.401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Fresh Encounter, Inc.401(k) PlanFresh Encounter, Inc.401(k) …$18MExcite Credit Union 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanExcite Credit Union 401(k) R…$18MSyner-G Biopharma Group LLC 401(k) PlanSyner-G Biopharma Group LLC …$18MSterling Management, Ltd. 401(k) PlanSterling Management, Ltd. 40…$18MAgendia, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanAgendia, Inc. 401(k) Profit …$18M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Fresh Encounter, Inc.401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$18M
Net Assets (End of Year)$18M
Net Income$105K
Employer EIN340937534
Plan Effective Date1989-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Fresh Encounter, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Fresh Encounter, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$23M 6.642073842909796% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$21.5M$22M$22.5M$23M$23.5M$24M 202220232024 $22M $23.4M ▲ +6.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,590 $22M
2023 2 1,609 $23M
2024 2 1,587 $23M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio

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

Fresh Encounter, Inc.401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Fresh Encounter, Inc.401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.018258247 · Participants: 1115Fresh Encounter, Inc.401(k) PlanGE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.738724553 · Participants: 45620GE Aerospace Retirement Savings PlanThe Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.809161 · Participants: 135373The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account PlanThe Progressive 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.533546294 · Participants: 62521The Progressive 401(k) PlanThe Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.563559628 · Participants: 47459The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) PlanParker Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.010073432 · Participants: 26315Parker Retirement Savings Plan
Fresh Encounter, Inc.401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare Fresh Encounter, Inc.401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Ohio, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Excite Credit Union 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in CA ($18M); by covered participants it is Green Dot Public Schools 401(k) Plan in CA (1,115 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,115 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 Fresh Encounter, Inc.401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Fresh Encounter, Inc.401(k) Plan held essentially flat - up 0.6% during 2024, from $18M to $18M. Reported net income was $105K.
How have Fresh Encounter, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Fresh Encounter, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 6.6%, from $22M to $23M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Fresh Encounter, Inc.401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Excite Credit Union 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in CA ($18M, 115 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Fresh Encounter, Inc.401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Green Dot Public Schools 401(k) Plan in CA (1,115 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 340937534.

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.