Does UPSIDE Foods pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, UPSIDE Foods employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at UPSIDE Foods. This rating has improved by 9% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at UPSIDE Foods?

39% of UPSIDE Foods employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated UPSIDE Foods 2.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at UPSIDE Foods?

Research Associate (7) , Research Scientist (4) , Director (2) , Intern (2) , Manager (2) , Scientist (2)

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

"Every day you're reminded what you're working towards and you get to do it with some awesome people!" ((in 8 reviews)); "Challenging and exciting science and having the opportunity to make a huge impact on the planet, great senior leadership, good benefits, opportunities for career growth, wonderful company culture and management that genuinely cares for the team." ((in 3 reviews)); "Good benefits and pro" ((in 3 reviews))

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

"Managers have their own back, not the backs of their teams." ((in 4 reviews)); "leadership makes terrible business decisions and they don't care about their employees at all" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about UPSIDE Foods layoffs in 2026?

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

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UPSIDE Foods reviews

3.1

39% would recommend to a friend

(42 total reviews)

Uma Valeti

44% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.2

Diversity & inclusion

2.9

Culture & values

2.8

Career opportunities

2.6

Compensation and benefits

2.5

Work/Life balance

2.4

Senior management

UPSIDE Foods has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 42 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The UPSIDE Foods employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

42 reviews

5.0

Sep 16, 2022

Great Internship Experience

Intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Got to work on projects important to the company

Cons

Exiting start-up phase, so could be unorganized

5.0

Jan 25, 2022

good

Ceo-founder

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

very good, energtic people working

Cons

its the future so no cons needed

5.0

Jun 13, 2021

Awesome people

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Everyone at the company is friendly, open, and welcoming. There's so much to learn when you first join but every person I talked to was eager to help me learn.

Cons

There's alot to be done and prioritization can be tough.

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Jobs at UPSIDE Foods

AI Intern - Fall Start

Food Process Engineer I

Scientist, Analytical R&D (6 month fixed-term)