Does Iceland Foods pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Iceland Foods employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Iceland Foods. This rating has improved by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Iceland Foods?

52% of Iceland Foods employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Iceland Foods 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Iceland Foods?

Retail Assistant (322) , Sales Assistant (275) , Duty Manager (181) , Store Manager (163) , Customer Assistant (92) , Home Delivery Driver (92) , Supervisor (86) , Online Picker (84) , Sales Associate (75) , Cashier (62) , Store Assistant (56) , Delivery Driver (49) , Shop Assistant (46) , Online Picker (Nights) (45) , Retail Sales Assistant (43)

What are the pros of working at Iceland Foods according to real employee reviews?

"pay is good but they always take breaks off your pay when you don't actually get breaks" ((in 263 reviews)); "friendly staff and easy to get along with" ((in 156 reviews)); "Good place and people nice boss" ((in 139 reviews)); "Colleagues are a good bunch Will work around you if they can 15% discount" ((in 99 reviews)); "good salary and uniform was provided" ((in 37 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Iceland Foods according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and clearly using a popular job advert to recruit workers in less popular areas." ((in 208 reviews)); "Long hours due to stores being run on a skeleton crew and having to pick up the slack." ((in 166 reviews)); "I had a really bad manager towards the end and that's why I left !" ((in 104 reviews)); "No work life balance and expected to do long hours" ((in 77 reviews)); "little or no training and then expected to excell in every area" ((in 39 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Iceland Foods locations?

New York , Houston , Texas City , Milan , Gilroy , Guernsey , Pittsburgh , America , Iceland , Ro-Len Lake Gardens

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Iceland Foods reviews

3.3

52% would recommend to a friend

(2,846 total reviews)

Malcolm C. Walker

59% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Culture & values

3.2

Work/Life balance

2.9

Senior management

2.9

Compensation and benefits

2.8

Career opportunities

Iceland Foods has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 2,846 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Iceland Foods employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

3K reviews

5.0

Jun 6, 2026

Good pay and management, but demanding work

Sales assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, good management. Solid.

Cons

Customers can be difficult. Work is demanding.

Iceland Foods Response

1mo

Thanks for the feedback. Great to hear you’re happy with the pay and management support. We recognise the role can be demanding at times and are always looking at ways to improve flexibility for our teams.

5.0

Jun 4, 2026

Great flexibility and supportive team

Store assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible working hours, lovely staff and managers, collaborative, support, good pay and discount benefits

Cons

Customers can be rude sometimes but not often

Iceland Foods Response

1mo

Thanks for your feedback. Brilliant to hear you’re enjoying the flexibility and feeling supported by your team. We appreciate the suggestion on shift patterns too and will keep this in mind as we review scheduling approaches.

4.0

Jun 3, 2026

Flexible schedule and rewards, but unhappy with illness support

Retail assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible working schedule and rewards given

Cons

Unhappy about genuine illnesses with medical evidence

Iceland Foods Response

1mo

Thanks for your feedback. Glad to hear you valued the flexibility and rewards. We’re sorry to hear about your experience with illness support and will take this on board as we continue to review how we support colleagues during these situations.

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