Central Market vs Festival Foods

Central Market vs Festival Foods at a glance

• For items over $10, Festival Foods is the cheaper store (5% less on average).
• Central Market is cheaper in all 9 aisles we compared.
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Central Market is 7% cheaper.
• The same 15-product basket costs $51.77 at Central Market and $59.35 at Festival Foods.

How far apart Central Market and Festival Foods prices are

• Within 10%: 244 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 475 items
• More than 25% apart: 178 items
• Typical gap: 16.5% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at Central MarketPirq 21g Plant Based Protein Shakes Vanilla$6.98 vs $11.99 at Festival Foods — save $5.01

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  Biggest saving at Festival FoodsLuxardo Maraschino Cherries, 14.1 oz$19.99 vs $29.99 at Central Market — save $10.00

The same basket at Central Market and Festival Foods

The 15 products carried by the most stores we track — no more than two from any aisle — priced at Central Market and Festival Foods.

Central Market is $7.58 cheaper on this basket.

Central Market vs Festival Foods prices by aisle

Average price of the matched products in each aisle, biggest difference first.

Central Market vs Festival Foods on cheap and pricier items

The same products grouped by what they cost — a store can win on everyday basics and lose on bigger-ticket items, or the other way round.

Healthier groceries: Central Market vs Festival Foods

Matched products grouped by their Labeled ingredient score, from A (cleanest ingredients) to C.

Ingredient score	Central Market	Festival Foods	CheaperGap
Score A256 items	$5.16	$5.39	Central Market · 4%
Score AB350 items	$4.94	$5.44	Central Market · 9%
Score B209 items	$4.74	$4.99	Central Market · 5%
Score C116 items	$5.12	$5.58	Central Market · 8%

Scores come from the Labeled app, which grades each product's ingredients against research from the FDA, EFSA, WHO and others.