Foodtown vs Pavilions

Foodtown vs Pavilions at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Pavilions is cheaper in 3 of 8 aisles, led by dairy (5% less).
• The same 15-product basket costs $70.66 at Pavilions and $72.71 at Foodtown.
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Foodtown is 3% cheaper.

How far apart Foodtown and Pavilions prices are

• Within 10%: 1,323 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 2,191 items
• More than 25% apart: 1,170 items
• Typical gap: 15.4% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at FoodtownColavita Olive Oil Extra Virgin - 17 Fl. Oz.$9.99 vs $18.99 at Pavilions — save $9.00

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  Biggest saving at PavilionsBertolli Olive Oil Extra Light Tasting - 51 Fl. Oz.$20.99 vs $32.99 at Foodtown — save $12.00

The same basket at Foodtown and Pavilions

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

Pavilions is $2.05 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Foodtown vs Pavilions prices by aisle

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

Foodtown vs Pavilions 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: Foodtown vs Pavilions

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

Ingredient score	Foodtown	Pavilions	CheaperGap
Score A828 items	$5.71	$6.10	Foodtown · 6%
Score AB1,301 items	$5.72	$5.79	Foodtown · 1%
Score B1,602 items	$5.32	$5.36	Foodtown · 1%
Score C1,565 items	$5.95	$6.10	Foodtown · 2%

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