The Hillshire Brands Company, Springdale, AR. EIN 36-2089049. Annual reports 2009–2020. Also filed as Sara Lee Corporation.
The Hillshire Brands Company has no active retirement plan on file. Its last annual report was for 2020. Its The Hillshire Brands Company Salaried Pension Plan was merged into Tyson Foods, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan in 2020.
Active plans
0
Plans on file
3
Industry
Manufacturing
All 3 plans
Active plans first
The Hillshire Brands Company Salaried Pension Plan
Pension (defined benefit), frozenMerged
Merged. In 2020 its assets moved to the Tyson Foods, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, sponsored by Tyson Foods, Inc. (EIN 71-0225165, plan 004). Accounts moved with them, so that plan is the one to contact.
Plan number
001Employer EIN 36-2089049
Participants (2019)
10,839
Net assets (2019)
$924 million
Plan administrator
The Hillshire Brands Company P.O. Box 2020 Springdale, AR 72765 (479) 290-8670As filed for 2020
In effect since
July 1, 1954
Earlier sponsor: Sara Lee Corporation (2009–2011).
Earlier plan names: Sara Lee Corporation Salaried Pension Plan.
Year by year, 2009 to 2020
Plan year
Participants
Net assets
Recordkeeper
2020
0
$0
not listed
2019
10,839
$924 million
not listed
2018
13,264
$1.0 billion
not listed
2017
13,426
$1.1 billion
not listed
2016
13,700
$1.0 billion
not listed
2015
14,005
$970 million
not listed
2014
18,843
$1.3 billion
not listed
2013
19,133
$1.1 billion
not listed
2012
19,322
$1.2 billion
not listed
2011
19,615
$1.1 billion
not listed
2010
23,175
$1.1 billion
not listed
2009
23,406
$867 million
not listed
The Hillshire Brands Company Consolidated Hourly Pension Plan
Pension (defined benefit), frozenClosed
Closed. The plan filed its final annual report for 2020, which means its assets were paid out or moved and it no longer exists.
Plan number
221Employer EIN 36-2089049
Participants (2019)
5,615
Net assets (2019)
$225 million
Plan administrator
The Hillshire Brands Company P.O. Box 2020 Springdale, AR 72765 (479) 290-8670As filed for 2020
In effect since
June 30, 1990
Earlier sponsor: Sara Lee Corporation (2009–2011).
Earlier plan names: Sara Lee Corporation Consolidated Hourly Pension Plan.
Year by year, 2009 to 2020
Plan year
Participants
Net assets
Recordkeeper
2020
0
$0
not listed
2019
5,615
$225 million
not listed
2018
10,206
$335 million
not listed
2017
10,248
$355 million
not listed
2016
10,550
$307 million
not listed
2015
10,315
$286 million
not listed
2014
12,773
$348 million
not listed
2013
13,019
$305 million
not listed
2012
12,842
$341 million
not listed
2011
12,624
$341 million
not listed
2010
20,451
$454 million
not listed
2009
20,418
$324 million
not listed
The Hillshire Brands Company 401(k) Plan
401(k) with ESOPClosed
Closed. The plan filed its final annual report for 2016, which means its assets were paid out or moved and it no longer exists.
Plan number
401Employer EIN 36-2089049
Participants (2015)
15,188
Net assets (2015)
$624 million
Plan administrator
The Hillshire Brands Company P.O. Box 2020 Springdale, AR 72765 (479) 290-7305As filed for 2016
In effect since
January 1, 1988
Earlier sponsor: Sara Lee Corporation (2009–2011).
Earlier plan names: Sara Lee Corporation 401(k) Plan.
Year by year, 2009 to 2016
Plan year
Participants
Net assets
Recordkeeper
2016
0
$0
not listed
2015
15,188
$624 million
not listed
2014
18,643
$813 million
not listed
2013
19,591
$712 million
not listed
2012
19,711
$627 million
not listed
2011
22,000
$634 million
not listed
2010
24,703
$852 million
not listed
2009
32,913
$679 million
not listed
Plans that moved to another employer
Plan
Now sponsored by
Since
Butter Krust Baking Co., Inc Employees Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan
These plans once filed under Hillshire Brands's tax ID and are now filed by another employer, usually after a sale or spin-off. Accounts moved with them.
If you had money in one of these plans
If your plan was merged, your account moved with it. Follow the link on the plan to the plan it went into, and contact that one.
If your plan closed, unclaimed balances usually went to an IRA in your name, to the PBGC's missing participants program, or to state unclaimed property. Here is how to check each one.
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What these numbers are
They come from the Form 5500 annual reports each plan files with the Department of Labor, as the plan filed them. A plan year is usually a calendar year.
Participants counts everyone in the plan at year end: current employees, former employees who still have a balance or a pension coming, and retirees or beneficiaries being paid.
The recordkeeper is the service provider whose Schedule C entry says it keeps the plan's records. Small plans do not file Schedule C, so some plans show none.
We cannot see anyone's account. Only the plan or its recordkeeper can tell you your balance.