Does Wakefern Food pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Wakefern Food employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Wakefern Food. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Wakefern Food?

26% of Wakefern Food employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Wakefern Food 2.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.5 for culture and values and 2.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Wakefern Food?

Intern (14) , Analyst (12) , Category Manager (10) , Junior Accountant (10) , Cashier (8) , Business Analyst (7) , Internship (7) , Customer Service Representative (6) , Procurement Analyst (6) , Accountant (5) , Associate (5) , Financial Analyst (5) , Intermediate Accountant (5) , Logistics Intern (5) , Procurement Intern (5)

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

"Great People and very clean" ((in 48 reviews)); "Good benefits and pretty secure" ((in 38 reviews)); "Great family environment and coworkers" ((in 12 reviews)); "Great work environment." ((in 10 reviews)); "(Usually) flexible hours" ((in 8 reviews))

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

"Pay is low but expected" ((in 27 reviews)); "Upper management seems distant and hard to relate to (difficult for employees to be engaged with management's goals due to management's distance)" ((in 7 reviews)); "Poor management" ((in 7 reviews)); "Below average salary, verbiage for engineers (e.g." ((in 6 reviews)); "Bad leadership, toxic culture, pay and raises are bad, HR department is so horredous" ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Wakefern Food layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Wakefern Food locations?

Edison , Elizabeth , Keasbey , Jamesburg , Breinigsville , Philadelphia , New York , East Orange , Hillsborough , Springfield , Belvidere , Absecon , Egg Harbor Township , Andover , Chatham , Clark , Flanders , Flemington , Jackson , Monroe Township , New Brunswick , Newark , Parlin , Parsippany , Rochelle Park , Scotch Plains , Westfield , Wharton , Bronx , Brooklyn

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Wakefern Food

Wakefern Food reviews

2.5

26% would recommend to a friend

(351 total reviews)

Joseph Sheridan

39% approve of CEO

15% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.0

Diversity & inclusion

2.8

Work/Life balance

2.6

Compensation and benefits

2.5

Culture & values

2.4

Career opportunities

2.2

Senior management

Wakefern Food has an employee rating of 2.5 out of 5 stars, based on 351 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Wakefern Food employee rating is 29% below average for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

351 reviews

5.0

Aug 25, 2015

Wakefern is the best to work for

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

they care about they employee there is room to grow with the company

Cons

the hours 5am start that is the only cons I have

3.0

Aug 18, 2015

Great staff...not so great upper-management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, competitive pay and friendly staff.

Cons

Upper-management; apathetic, unhelpful, not knowledgeable, unavailable. "Required"/"assigned" OT. Not much room for growth, to the point that you start wishing people would just die.

4.0

Jul 25, 2015

Great Company and People

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Wakefern is a great company to work for. Ninety Nine percent of the people I work with are nice, helpful and cooperative.. The work environment is very comfortable and the office location in Raritan Center in Edison, NJ is central to most of the major highways in NJ. I have worked in the IT department for the last almost 30 years. Our VP Alan Aront is tough but fair. He is also a very nice person. My managers for the most part have been work oriented. The pay is fair (you'll never get rich at Wakefern, but you'll never starve either) and the benefit package is fantastic and inexpensive.

Cons

The IT building that we've been in since the mid 1980's was never meant to house people. It was built as a warehouse and can only be made to be so comfortable. The cube partitions are from the same time period and need updating. There are times when overtime will be necessary. In the development area those times are few and far between. However, if you know this coming in the door, you'll be prepared for those rare times when you need to put in extra time. The yearly $50 holiday bonus hasn't been updated in 20 years. Not a big deal.

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