Dillons vs Festival Foods

Dillons vs Festival Foods at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Festival Foods is still cheaper on frozen (2% less).
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Dillons is 4% cheaper.
• The same 15-product basket costs $64.92 at Dillons and $66.65 at Festival Foods.

How far apart Dillons and Festival Foods prices are

• Within 10%: 906 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 1,180 items
• More than 25% apart: 772 items
• Typical gap: 14.3% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at DillonsLiquid I V Hydration Multiplier Zero Sugar Electrolytes Lemon Lime Drink Mix Packets$9.99 vs $17.99 at Festival Foods — save $8.00

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  Biggest saving at Festival FoodsCarvel Original Chocolate & Vanilla Ice Cream Cake with Crunchies Frozen$27.99 vs $36.99 at Dillons — save $9.00

The same basket at Dillons and Festival Foods

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

Dillons is $1.73 cheaper on this basket.

Dillons vs Festival Foods prices by aisle

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

Dillons 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: Dillons vs Festival Foods

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

Ingredient score	Dillons	Festival Foods	CheaperGap
Score A451 items	$4.35	$4.51	Dillons · 3%
Score AB807 items	$4.72	$4.93	Dillons · 4%
Score B1,095 items	$4.70	$4.92	Dillons · 4%
Score C985 items	$5.38	$5.60	Dillons · 4%

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