FOCUS Brands Reviews

3.5

52% would recommend to a friend

(167 total reviews)

Jim Holthouser

61% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

FOCUS Brands has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 167 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).

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167 reviews
1.0
7 Jul 2026

Legacy leadership supports employees, but new CEO struggles

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Great corporate office location - Remaining legacy executives balance profit, employee care and franchisee relationships

Cons

- new CEO has no care and even less understand of business or how to talk to franchisees or humans - nepotism among new executive hires - too many people leaving - franchisee complaints fall on deaf ears with Roark

2.0
4 Jul 2026

Poor Management and Favoritism

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Tasting opportunities Team events Location

Cons

Poor management Cliques / Favoritism Work-life balance Arbitrary decisionmaking

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