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

3.0

Jun 13, 2024

Good coworkers, uncertain future

Research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good teammates and inspiring mission

Cons

Changing goals and unclear steps forward

1.0

Apr 13, 2024

Culture Sucks Leadership Sucks

Non-technical

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

team members - they're awesome!

Cons

leadership makes terrible business decisions and they don't care about their employees at all - they just want them to shut up and do more for less and suck it up. they won't give raises and don't want to promote people but lay off a lot of people so they expect everyone else to do more work without being compensated for it. so no growth opportunities either. benefits are probably a bit below average and they kept removing more and more ever year.

4.0

Jan 24, 2024

Great company to work with - great vision and opportunity to do something cool and impactful

Scientist 1

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Love the culture and people. The teams are very cross-functional and collaborative. Opportunity to work on cutting edge technology and create impact.

Cons

As it has grown from a small startup into a multi site company, there are some changes happening in the culture and business operations, which is normal but changing rapidly. Compensation isn't at par with industry standards.

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Jobs at UPSIDE Foods

AI Intern - Fall Start

Food Process Engineer I

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