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Festival Foods vs Shop Smart

As of November 11, 2026, Festival Foods is cheaper. You'd pay about 22% less for the same groceries at Festival Foods than at Shop Smart.

Festival Foods vs Shop Smart at a glance

  • Festival Foods is cheaper in all 10 aisles we compared.
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Festival Foods is 24% cheaper.
  • The same 15-product basket costs $62.45 at Festival Foods and $76.09 at Shop Smart.

Festival Foods vs Shop Smart: 3,282 products compared

  • Festival Foods: cheaper on 2,768 items — overall winner on average price
  • Shop Smart: beats Festival Foods on 453 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 61 items

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How much you'd save at Festival Foods

  • Average prices: $4.46 at Festival Foods vs $5.74 at Shop Smart
  • Basket savings: save about $25.60 on a 20-item basket at Festival Foods ($1.28 less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average $1.28 price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Festival Foods and Shop Smart prices are

  • Within 10%: 481 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 1,136 items
  • More than 25% apart: 1,604 items
  • Typical gap: 24.6% per item, where the prices differ
  • Mira Lax Laxative, Osmotic, Powder For Solution, Polyethylene Glycol 3350, Unflavored 8.3 Oz

    Biggest saving at Festival FoodsMira Lax Laxative, Osmotic, Powder For Solution, Polyethylene Glycol 3350, Unflavored 8.3 Oz$17.29 vs $25.99 at Shop Smart — save $8.70

  • Claritin Indoor & Outdoor Allergies, 24 Hour, 10 mg, Liquid-Filled Capsules

    Biggest saving at Shop SmartClaritin Indoor & Outdoor Allergies, 24 Hour, 10 mg, Liquid-Filled Capsules$18.49 vs $27.99 at Festival Foods — save $9.50

The same basket at Festival Foods and Shop Smart

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

ProductFestival FoodsShop Smart
Daisy Squeezable Sour Cream 14 Ounces$1.99$3.19
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$3.99$5.29
Nutella Hazelnut Spread with Cocoa$5.99$7.39
Arm & Hammer Baking Soda, 1 lb.$1.59$2.39
Thomas' Original English Muffins$4.99$2.59
Coca-Cola Soda Cans$10.99$13.79
El Monterey Beef and Bean Burrito, Family size 8 pack/ 32 oz$7.49$8.39
King's Hawaiian Original Hawaiian Sweet Rolls, 12 Count$2.49$1.95
Alani Nu Pink Slush Sugar Free Energy Drink Can$2.99$2.50
Nature Valley Oats 'n Honey Crunchy Granola Bars 12 Pack$3.49$5.19
Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count/11.7 Ounces$2.99$5.49
Eggo Buttermilk Waffles - 10 ct Frozen$3.29$3.50
belVita Blueberry Breakfast Bars Biscuits$3.99$6.49
Star Kist Tuna, In Water, Chunk Light 5 Oz$1.19$1.65
Spam, Classic 12 Oz$4.99$6.29
Total$62.45$76.09

Festival Foods is $13.64 cheaper on this basket.

Festival Foods vs Shop Smart prices by aisle

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

AisleFestival FoodsShop SmartCheaperGap
Fresh produce72 items$2.66$4.31Festival Foods · 38%
Pantry735 items$3.91$5.54Festival Foods · 29%
Frozen130 items$5.32$7.26Festival Foods · 27%
Dairy215 items$3.78$4.94Festival Foods · 24%
Ready meals580 items$4.08$5.25Festival Foods · 22%
Meat133 items$5.41$6.95Festival Foods · 22%
Baby food27 items$2.83$3.49Festival Foods · 19%
Snacks532 items$4.61$5.61Festival Foods · 18%
Beverages678 items$4.92$5.96Festival Foods · 17%
Bakery116 items$4.73$5.56Festival Foods · 15%

Festival Foods vs Shop Smart 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.

Price levelFestival FoodsShop SmartCheaperGap
Under $3719 items$1.91$2.41Festival Foods · 21%
$3 to $102,383 items$4.66$6.07Festival Foods · 23%
Over $10180 items$11.94$14.61Festival Foods · 18%

Healthier groceries: Festival Foods vs Shop Smart

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

Ingredient scoreFestival FoodsShop SmartCheaperGap
Score A603 items$4.18$5.71Festival Foods · 27%
Score AB707 items$4.45$5.66Festival Foods · 21%
Score B984 items$4.32$5.39Festival Foods · 20%
Score C988 items$4.76$6.16Festival Foods · 23%

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

Where Festival Foods and Shop Smart rank on price

  • Festival Foods: #34 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 40 of the 74 stores it's compared with, prices about 2% below theirs on average.
  • Shop Smart: #79 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 1 of the 69 stores it's compared with, prices about 24% above theirs on average.

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