Cub vs Festival Foods

Cub vs Festival Foods at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Cub is still cheaper on snacks (2% less).
• The same 15-product basket costs $63.06 at Cub and $66.65 at Festival Foods.
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Festival Foods is 5% cheaper.

How far apart Cub and Festival Foods prices are

• Within 10%: 2,353 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 3,132 items
• More than 25% apart: 1,752 items
• Typical gap: 14.3% per item, where the prices differ

• 

  Biggest saving at CubVital Proteins UnFlavor Collagen Peptides Powder$27.99 vs $41.99 at Festival Foods — save $14.00

• 

  Biggest saving at Festival FoodsPremier Protein Chocolate Milkshake 30g 100% Whey Protein Powder$34.99 vs $49.99 at Cub — save $15.00

The same basket at Cub and Festival Foods

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

Cub is $3.59 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Cub vs Festival Foods prices by aisle

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

Cub 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: Cub vs Festival Foods

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

Ingredient score	Cub	Festival Foods	CheaperGap
Score A1,507 items	$4.71	$4.32	Festival Foods · 8%
Score AB1,896 items	$4.92	$4.77	Festival Foods · 3%
Score B2,409 items	$4.93	$4.73	Festival Foods · 4%
Score C2,371 items	$5.41	$5.19	Festival Foods · 4%

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