Mezzetta Reviews

3.5

61% would recommend to a friend

(81 total reviews)
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Jeff Mezzetta

71% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Mezzetta has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 81 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Mezzetta employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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81 reviews
1.0
23 Jan 2016

Dysfunctional CEO Leadership

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Pros

Great people are the core of the company

Cons

CEO is terrible to all, self centered and lacks any kind of business savvy or professional conduct. Don't waste your time there.

1.0
6 Feb 2016

Weak Management

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Pros

Increasingly few. The core products are still excellent to keep in your kitchen and the premium pasta sauce is delicious.

Cons

Low moral is a part of the lifeblood on which Mezzetta is built. While not intentional, it is the product of aimless senior leadership at the top. The CEO could be very bright behind closed doors, but the chaotic fashion in which this company is run reflects the persona displayed to us in our quarterly "State of the Business" meetings. The CEO states at the beginning of each meeting that his "#1 Priority" is to provide clarity to the business, and then follows that statement up by engaging in an hour and a half of confusing sports metaphors, uncomfortable puns, and random revelations of "clarity". What does become clear through this occasional exposure to the CEO is that while he is understands what he wants (awesome financial results), he very clearly does not know how to get there. The company is managed in a similar fashion. Confusion rules the day, and most people are on the lookout for greener pastures.

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Mezzetta Response
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Mezzetta has been a family owned and operated company for 80 years, and we are proud to be on our 4th generation of family leadership under our CEO Jeff Mezzetta. The passion the Mezzetta family has shown to grow and evolve our business is rare. Are we perfect? No. Do we aim to do our very best? Absolutely. We appreciate your feedback, and we will continue to work hard to provide clarity for our team members. Lourdes Ahn Chief People Officer
1.0
27 Jan 2015
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Pros

The general staff are nice people but few stay very long. The products are good.

Cons

CEO don't know what he doesn't know but he thinks he knows it all. Very ego driven, controlling and has major trust issues. He holds the company back from being a great company because he can't trust the senior managers that are hired to take the company to the next level. They go through staff on a regular basis...only a very select few have stayed with the company because they tell the owner what he wants to hear. Employees are not treated well or respected, poor benefits and bad culture. Very toxic place to work.

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