Food Lion vs Gerbes

Food Lion vs Gerbes at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Gerbes is still cheaper on baby food (1% less).
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Food Lion is 4% cheaper.
• The same 15-product basket costs $48.58 at Food Lion and $56.74 at Gerbes.

How far apart Food Lion and Gerbes prices are

• Within 10%: 1,618 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 1,701 items
• More than 25% apart: 596 items
• Typical gap: 11.4% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at Food LionFolgers Classic Roast, Medium Roast Coffee, K-Cup Pods$29.99 vs $35.99 at Gerbes — save $6.00

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  Biggest saving at GerbesLavAzza Dolcevita Classico Medium Roast K-Cup Coffee Pods$21.99 vs $29.99 at Food Lion — save $8.00

The same basket at Food Lion and Gerbes

The 15 products carried by the most stores we track — no more than two from any aisle — priced at Food Lion and Gerbes.

Food Lion is $8.16 cheaper on this basket.

Food Lion vs Gerbes prices by aisle

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

Food Lion vs Gerbes 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: Food Lion vs Gerbes

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

Ingredient score	Food Lion	Gerbes	CheaperGap
Score A600 items	$4.40	$4.58	Food Lion · 4%
Score AB974 items	$4.72	$4.88	Food Lion · 3%
Score B1,412 items	$4.73	$4.97	Food Lion · 5%
Score C1,602 items	$5.98	$6.15	Food Lion · 3%

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