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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Reviews by job title

361 reviews

3.0

Oct 8, 2025

Not bad for part time, but nothing for full time

Grocery clerk

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

relaxed enough environment, not too much to do

Cons

to chance to be promoted

4.0

Sep 23, 2025

Very easy job

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Easy to deal with, flexible.

Cons

Learn a lot of codes, being on your feet all day

3.0

Aug 23, 2025

good

Head cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

flexible, developed communication, good, schedule flexibility, regular payment.

Cons

Overwhelming, long hours, most of the benefits are not payable.

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