Lidestri Foods, Inc. 401(k) Review & Grade
Lidestri Foods, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Fairport, NYManufacturing934 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$1,169Employer $ per active participant
$3,661Employee $ saved per active participant
0.22%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$66.0MNet plan assets, end of year
$57,814Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity10.8 / 5022th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost12.7 / 2551th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving4.8 / 1532th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
- Red-flag deductions-3 pts1 issue reported on the filing
Total score35 / 100 · Grade D
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Manufacturing plans with 500–2,499 active participants (2,376 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 22th |
| Lower admin cost | 51th |
| Employee saving | 32th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 59% |
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Red flags from the filing
Corrective distributions: the plan refunded $16,687 in contributions, which usually means it failed annual nondiscrimination testing.
What to do if you're in this plan
- Lidestri Foods put in about $1,169 per active participant, below the typical peer ($2,320). Any match is still an instant return, so contribute enough to get all of it.
- The filing shows total dollars, not the match formula. Ask HR for the Summary Plan Description so you know the exact match and vesting schedule.
- Fund expense ratios aren't in the filing. Look them up in your 404(a)(5) fee disclosure and favor low-cost index or target-date funds.
- The plan auto-enrolls employees. Check your default contribution rate. Defaults are often lower than what it takes to get the full match.
- Changing jobs? You can usually leave the money in the plan, move it to your new employer's plan, or roll it into an IRA. Don't cash out: you'd owe taxes and possibly a 10% penalty.
The raw numbers from the filing
| Employer contributions | $1,091,973 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $3,419,652 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $1,256,113 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $145,569 |
| Investment advisory & management fees | $12,436 |
| Other admin expenses | $40,000 |
| Benefits paid out | $12,676,978 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $64.7M / $66.0M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 994 / 874 |
| Participants with account balances | 1,141 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Bonadio Co LLP |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Fidelity Investments Institutional | $93,133 reported compensation |
| Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors, LLC | $40,000 reported compensation |
| Strategic Advisors, Inc. | $12,436 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251013115314NAL0000559843001, received 2025-10-13, EIN 16-1029729, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.