Does Key Food pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Key Food employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Key Food. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Key Food?

57% of Key Food employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Key Food 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Key Food?

Cashier (123) , Sales Associate/Cashier (27) , Deli Clerk (13) , Front End Cashier (8) , Bookkeeper (7) , Stocker (7) , Grocery Stocker (5) , Assistant Manager (4) , Dairy Clerk (4) , Manager (4) , Produce Clerk (4) , Sales Associate (4) , Customer Service (3) , Customer Service Representative (3) , Grocery Clerk (3)

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

"There’s not to many pros other than there some good people there" ((in 22 reviews)); "Coworkers are friendly." ((in 20 reviews)); "Hours are flexible and staff were fun to work with" ((in 19 reviews)); "Flexible schedules available weekly to work" ((in 13 reviews)); "Friendly Staff and co" ((in 7 reviews))

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

"Low pay Not enough workers" ((in 31 reviews)); "the store has really bad management" ((in 27 reviews)); "Horrible managers and do sketchy business practices" ((in 14 reviews)); "This job has no benefits" ((in 14 reviews)); "very short break time." ((in 8 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Key Food locations?

New York , Brooklyn , Bronx , Matawan , Floral Park , Garden City , Staten Island , Rockville Centre , Valley Stream , Whitestone , Astoria , Forest Hills , Jamaica , Far Rockaway , Flushing , Maspeth , Oakland Gardens , Pleasantville , Sunnyside , Apopka , Queens Village , Queens , Far Hills , Jersey City , New Brunswick , Bayside , East Elmhurst , Farmingville , Howard Beach , Kew Gardens

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3.5

57% would recommend to a friend

(361 total reviews)

Dean Janeway

82% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.3

Culture & values

3.3

Senior management

3.1

Compensation and benefits

2.8

Career opportunities

Key Food has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 361 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Key Food 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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361 reviews

3.0

Mar 4, 2026

Okay

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not hard, nice people to work with

Cons

No store discount Unpaid break

4.0

Jan 28, 2026

Good

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good for students to start out

Cons

Treatment isn’t the best by customers sometimes normal

2.0

Dec 9, 2025

Okay place to work

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Consistent and worked with schedule but thats as far as pros go

Cons

The management was terrible. One of the worst higher ups i've worked for honestly.

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