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Chiquita Brands International401(k)

CHIQUITA/FRESH EXPRESS SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN · FT.LAUDERDALE, FL · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.20%

Peer grade: C · admin costs + employer contributions vs same-size plans · how grading works

Chiquita Brands International reported $311,733 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.20% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $1,050 per active participant. This ratio covers administrative expenses reported on the plan's Schedule H only; fund-level expense ratios are not included in public structured data — see methodology.

Across the 2 years on file its reported administrative ratio fell from 0.24% to 0.20%. The plan sits in the $50M–$250M size bracket, benchmarked here against 10,352 comparable plans and shown alongside other wholesale trade employers. By assets it is the 226th-largest of 3,644 plans among Florida employers on file, and the 298th of 4,246 in wholesale trade. In 2024, employees put in $2.98 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$156,480,293
Participants with balances1,592
Active participants1,989
Employer contributions$2,087,643
Employee contributions$6,222,281
Employer contribution per active participant$1,050
Average account balance$98,292
Benefits paid to participants$18,248,134
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Plan history3
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2024$156.5M · 1,592 accts · $2.1M emplr
2023$149.8M · 1,587 accts · $2.0M emplr
2022$135.4M · 1,551 accts · $1.8M emplr
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$201,147
Investment management$56,564
Audit (IQPA)$34,239
Total administrative$311,733
The Chiquita Brands International 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$1,050
Median for plans this size$3,635
2024$1,050 per active participant
2023$1,065 per active participant
2022$905 per active participant

Chiquita Brands International's 2024 employer contribution ran below the $3,635 median for plans its size, in the bottom quarter of its peers. Filings report dollars actually contributed, not the match formula; the formula itself (for example, 50% of the first 6% of pay) lives in the plan's summary plan description from HR.

What these fees cost you

Annual cost at the plan's reported 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20246
EMPOWER ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY O · Recordkeeping · Loan processing$201,147
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC · Investment advisory (plan)$43,464
BDO USA, LLP · Accounting / audit$34,239
KEATING MUETHING & KLEKAMP PLL$19,784
KOGNITIV INC$7,500
BIG LANGUAGE SOLUTIONS HOLDINGS LLC$5,600

Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.

Recordkeeper by year2
2024Empower
2023Empower

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Administrative cost history3
2024$311,733 · 0.20%
2023$210,160 · 0.15%
2022$363,457 · 0.24%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 041923360 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.