Fareway vs Festival Foods

Fareway vs Festival Foods at a glance

• Fareway is cheaper in all 10 aisles we compared.
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Fareway is 5% cheaper.
• The same 15-product basket costs $57.84 at Fareway and $61.75 at Festival Foods.

How far apart Fareway and Festival Foods prices are

• Within 10%: 1,415 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 2,160 items
• More than 25% apart: 818 items
• Typical gap: 14.2% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at FarewayLiquid I V Hydration Multiplier Zero Sugar Electrolytes Lemon Lime Drink Mix Packets$9.98 vs $17.99 at Festival Foods — save $8.01

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  Biggest saving at Festival FoodsOld Trapper Peppered Beef Jerky$9.99 vs $15.99 at Fareway — save $6.00

The same basket at Fareway and Festival Foods

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

Fareway is $3.91 cheaper on this basket.

Fareway vs Festival Foods prices by aisle

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

Fareway 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: Fareway vs Festival Foods

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

Ingredient score	Fareway	Festival Foods	CheaperGap
Score A701 items	$4.15	$4.23	Fareway · 2%
Score AB1,004 items	$4.55	$4.90	Fareway · 7%
Score B1,557 items	$4.51	$4.82	Fareway · 6%
Score C1,564 items	$4.82	$5.17	Fareway · 7%

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