Caribou Coffee Company Inc.

Brooklyn Center, MN HospitalityNAICS 722513

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
3,378Participants+22% vs. prior year
$8.0MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#1 of 4Hospitality in MNBy participants

Overview

Caribou Coffee Company Inc. sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 3,378 participants in plan year 2025, up 22% from the prior year. The plan year starts in January. Alongside medical, its benefits filing reports life insurance, dental, vision, short-term disability, and more.

Plan type
ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
Participants
3,378 · prior year 2,777
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Caribou Coffee Company, Inc. Health and Welfare Benefits Plan, plan 555 (3,378 participants)
Broker compensation
$48K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionShort-term disabilityLong-term disabilitySeveranceDeath benefitsOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

Insured coverage reported on Schedule A. Self-funded medical claims aren't reported there.

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Standard Insurance CompanyLong-term disability, Life, Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Ind3,247$1.2M$48K
Eyemed Vision Care on Behalf of Fidelity Security Life Insurance Co.Vision2,294$188K—

Pharmacy benefit estimate

StreamRX estimate for a plan this size. Not based on this plan's claims.

$8.0M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 3,378 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$208K–$513K/ year

Typical savings opportunity found in independent reviews of plans this size.

Brands with a generic available$61K–$152K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$89K–$186K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$38K–$115K
PBM contract terms$20K–$60K
The DOL's PBM fee disclosure rule first applies to this plan for the plan year beginning January 2028: semiannual PBM compensation reports and an annual audit right.

Form 5500 filing details

Filing
Form 5500 with Schedule A, plan year 2025
Plan sponsor
Caribou Coffee Company Inc.
Sponsor EIN
41-1731219
Plan number
555
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 41-1731219 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

About this data

Source: Caribou Coffee Company Inc.'s Form 5500 filing for plan year 2025 and its Schedule A insurance reports, published by the U.S. Department of Labor. "Self-funded" means the filing reports benefits paid from employer assets or a trust, with no medical insurance contract or with a stop-loss contract. Pharmacy figures are StreamRX estimates based on national averages. StreamRX is not affiliated with Caribou Coffee Company Inc..

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