Does Key Food pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Key Food employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Key Food. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Key Food?

63% of Key Food employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Key Food 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.0 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 20 reviews)); "Coworkers are friendly." ((in 18 reviews)); "Hours are flexible and staff were fun to work with" ((in 18 reviews)); "Flexible schedules available weekly to work" ((in 11 reviews)); "Friendly Staff and co" ((in 8 reviews))

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

"the store has really bad management" ((in 28 reviews)); "Low pay Not enough workers" ((in 27 reviews)); "Horrible managers and do sketchy business practices" ((in 17 reviews)); "This job has no benefits" ((in 13 reviews)); "Customer service and bookkeeping has no break, which I'm pretty sure is illegal especially since your working a 8hr shift." ((in 7 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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3.6

63% would recommend to a friend

(361 total reviews)

Dean Janeway

79% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

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Key Food has an employee rating of 3.6 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

1.0

Jun 27, 2026

Good perks but unclear processes

Pos analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free environment good perks benefits are good

Cons

They don’t tell you the process wants you to understand on their own

5.0

Mar 14, 2026

Good

Produce clerk

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good job decent hours chill environment

Cons

Hard to get more hours

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

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