Does FOCUS Brands pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, FOCUS Brands employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at FOCUS Brands. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at FOCUS Brands?

52% of FOCUS Brands employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated FOCUS Brands 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at FOCUS Brands?

Director (7) , Manager (6) , Customer Service Representative (3) , Franchise Business Consultant (3) , Intern (3) , Accountant (2) , Analyst (2) , Executive Assistant (2) , FBC (Franchise Business Consultant) (2) , Field Marketing Manager (2) , Lead Software Engineer (2) , Marketing (2) , Marketing Analyst (2) , Marketing Intern (2) , Senior Accountant (2)

What are the pros of working at FOCUS Brands according to real employee reviews?

"good culture and fun place to work" ((in 9 reviews)); "Free food & samples (at times)" ((in 8 reviews)); "Great people and good work life balance." ((in 7 reviews)); "Great Benefits" ((in 7 reviews)); "Many different work projects, high growth, never boring, fun brands, travel and good people with reputable PE firm and track record" ((in 5 reviews))

What are the cons of working at FOCUS Brands according to real employee reviews?

"Because the program is still new, HR and the managers don't have the clearest understanding of what directions, assignments, and projects to give the interns so it's up to the intern to figure it out." ((in 7 reviews)); "Poor management" ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about FOCUS Brands redundancies in 2026?

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

FOCUS Brands Reviews

3.5

52% would recommend to a friend

(166 total reviews)

Jim Holthouser

61% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

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FOCUS Brands has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 166 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The FOCUS Brands employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants and food service industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

166 reviews

2.0

4 Jul 2026

Poor Management and Favoritism

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Tasting opportunities Team events Location

Cons

Poor management Cliques / Favoritism Work-life balance Arbitrary decisionmaking

4.0

13 Apr 2026

Great culture and benefits, but limited pay advancement

Digital marketing manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

company culture, benefits, management, work life balance

Cons

pay advancement is limited by employment length

3.0

30 Mar 2026

Nice benefits but toxic treatment of IT employees

It middle management

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

CEO says all the right things. Good benefits and perks. Most of the people are nice.

Cons

The IT employees supporting the franchisees and restaurants are continually disrespected and treated with disdain. People in Operations throw retail IT employees under the bus at the drop of a hat in order to cover their own incompetence and mistakes. Extremely poor and inefficent organizational structure.

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