Does Applegate Farms pay their employees well?

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

How satisfied are employees working at Applegate Farms?

42% of Applegate Farms employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Applegate Farms 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 2.6 for career opportunities.

What are the pros of working at Applegate Farms according to real employee reviews?

"Good people and great work environment," ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Applegate Farms according to real employee reviews?

"Pay could be better for positions compared to other employers" ((in 3 reviews)); "qualified get promoted and hired because they know someone in senior leadership." ((in 2 reviews))

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Applegate Farms

Part of Hormel

Applegate Farms Reviews

3.3

42% would recommend to a friend

(26 total reviews)

John Ghingo

67% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.1

Culture and values

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Senior management

2.7

Diversity and inclusion

2.6

Career opportunities

Applegate Farms has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 26 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Applegate Farms employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

26 reviews

5.0

22 Aug 2025

Nice place to work for summer job

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

good hours good pay fun environment

Cons

none that i can think of

2.0

7 Dec 2024

Meh

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

a lot of nice people who are good at their jobs and very smart

Cons

smart employees held back by incompetent and inexperienced leadership. Good place to coast, you won't grow or learn anything, or be paid a lot, but you also won't have to do much compared to other companies

2.0

14 Sept 2023

Not a place to work if you want career growth

Internal sales team

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Nice people, flexible work hours

Cons

Very little career growth for any one, lousy merit increases. Too much red tape to go through with Hormel parent company.

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