Gerbes vs Festival Foods

Gerbes vs Festival Foods at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Festival Foods is still cheaper on frozen (1% less).
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Gerbes is 4% cheaper.
• The same 15-product basket costs $62.25 at Gerbes and $66.65 at Festival Foods.

How far apart Gerbes and Festival Foods prices are

• Within 10%: 963 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 1,383 items
• More than 25% apart: 776 items
• Typical gap: 14.3% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at GerbesLiquid 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 Gerbes — save $9.00

The same basket at Gerbes and Festival Foods

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

Gerbes is $4.40 cheaper on this basket.

Gerbes vs Festival Foods prices by aisle

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

Gerbes 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: Gerbes vs Festival Foods

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

Ingredient score	Gerbes	Festival Foods	CheaperGap
Score A502 items	$4.57	$4.70	Gerbes · 3%
Score AB896 items	$4.86	$5.11	Gerbes · 5%
Score B1,139 items	$4.76	$4.97	Gerbes · 4%
Score C1,051 items	$5.52	$5.71	Gerbes · 3%

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