Giant vs Festival Foods

Giant vs Festival Foods at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Giant is cheaper in 2 of 10 aisles, led by fresh produce (3% less).
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Festival Foods is 3% cheaper.
• The same 15-product basket costs $66.65 at Festival Foods and $72.56 at Giant.

How far apart Giant and Festival Foods prices are

• Within 10%: 1,400 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 1,762 items
• More than 25% apart: 1,060 items
• Typical gap: 14% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at GiantCalifornia Olive Ranch Global Blend Extra Virgin Olive Oil - 25.4 Fl. Oz.$17.19 vs $23.99 at Festival Foods — save $6.80

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  Biggest saving at Festival FoodsFilippo Berio Extra Virgin Olive Oil 50.7 Ounces$12.99 vs $24.99 at Giant — save $12.00

The same basket at Giant and Festival Foods

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

Festival Foods is $5.91 cheaper on this basket.

Giant vs Festival Foods prices by aisle

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

Giant 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: Giant vs Festival Foods

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

Ingredient score	Giant	Festival Foods	CheaperGap
Score A629 items	$4.96	$4.72	Festival Foods · 5%
Score AB1,191 items	$5.09	$4.98	Festival Foods · 2%
Score B1,479 items	$5.15	$4.97	Festival Foods · 4%
Score C1,395 items	$5.75	$5.49	Festival Foods · 5%

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