Does Dover Food Retail pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Dover Food Retail employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Dover Food Retail. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Dover Food Retail?

40% of Dover Food Retail employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Dover Food Retail 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Dover Food Retail?

Engineer (8) , Machine Operator (6) , Buyer (5) , Customer Service Representative (5) , Human Resources (5) , Anonymous (4) , Assembler (4) , Piper (4) , Manager (3) , Production Assembler (3) , Quality Inspector (3) , Assembler I (2) , Assembly Worker (2) , Coordinator (2) , Engineering Manager (2)

What are the pros of working at Dover Food Retail according to real employee reviews?

"Some good people (peers) work there." ((in 17 reviews)); "Good benefits at this Company." ((in 9 reviews)); "The salary is good." ((in 6 reviews)); "culture was nice, coworkers were friendly people." ((in 5 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Dover Food Retail according to real employee reviews?

"Poor leadership, mismanaged, no one is on the same page, not transparent." ((in 10 reviews)); "Long hours and very little reward and pay for them." ((in 7 reviews)); "Bosses that does not care about their employees." ((in 6 reviews)); "Manager changed 6 months after recruitment." ((in 5 reviews)); "It seems that upper management is aware and they're taking steps to progress albeit slowly as with any bureaucracy." ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Dover Food Retail layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Dover Food Retail layoffs and their outlook for job security at Dover Food Retail in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Dover Food Retail locations?

Conyers , Colonial Heights , Richmond , Sylmar , Phoenix , Chester , Keosauqua , Los Angeles , Chesterfield , Brea , Centerville , Madison , Atlanta , Covington , North Chesterfield , Wise , Spring Grove , Centreville , Canoga Park , Ottumwa , Loganville , Monticello , Henrico , Sylmar

Dover Food Retail reviews

2.9

40% would recommend to a friend

(227 total reviews)

34% positive business outlook

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Dover Food Retail has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 227 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Dover Food Retail employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

227 reviews

1.0

Sep 13, 2018

Manager

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Competition is lacking as the margins in the business are weak - no threat of new entrants and competitors are not very strong. Sadly, if a real leadership team was put in place that was focused on fixing the fundamental issues of the business, the place could be a good place to work.

Cons

No clear management vision. No real decision making processes or design control. Only real change agents left the business or were sent to Iowa. Conyers (Atlanta) central leadership is constantly infighting and adds no value, only conflicting directions. Of the five Dover (parent company) values, HP Colonial Heights is 0 for 5. No real plan to improve financial performance beyond facility closures and poorly executed layoffs. Literally fight day-to-day / month-to-month chasing the financial flash that is established with no grounding in reality.

2.0

Aug 23, 2018

An absolute mess

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay mostly because of my recruiters

Cons

Division leader is absolutely horrible to work with. A lot of expectations with no industry or product training. Expect to drop a big project to complete something in 2 hours then expect to be asked why you didn’t complete your first task.

2.0

Mar 26, 2015

Great product, outdated company

Employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you like being status quo, you can work here forever. The product that is made here will be around as long as there are supermarkets and need to keep food cold. Overall, salaries are average to below market. Conservative in culture/politics (Fox News is always on lobby TV) and business (will not make major moves. Only executive and upper management salaries are above average, with good bonuses.

Cons

Very little opportunities in career advancement. Very little effort is made to grow an employee. Employee morale is generally low. There are no company sponsored employee events (no holiday parties, no employee awards, etc.) There is a big distinction of who directors and above are versus everyone else: Separate parking area, off-site meetings and separate offices are a few obvious "perks" for management. Employee parking is always an issue. Human Resources seems to be non-existent and makes no attempt to help employees become better.

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