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Jewel-Osco vs Festival Foods

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

Jewel-Osco vs Festival Foods at a glance

  • It's not a clean sweep: Jewel-Osco is still cheaper on fresh produce (17% less).
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Festival Foods is 10% cheaper.
  • The same 15-product basket costs $66.65 at Festival Foods and $73.47 at Jewel-Osco.

Jewel-Osco vs Festival Foods: 5,911 products compared

  • Festival Foods: cheaper on 3,868 items — overall winner on average price
  • Jewel-Osco: beats Festival Foods on 1,303 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 740 items

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How much you'd save at Festival Foods

  • Average prices: $4.97 at Festival Foods vs $5.58 at Jewel-Osco
  • Basket savings: save about $12.20 on a 20-item basket at Festival Foods (61¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 61¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Jewel-Osco and Festival Foods prices are

  • Within 10%: 1,427 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 2,154 items
  • More than 25% apart: 1,590 items
  • Typical gap: 16.4% per item, where the prices differ
  • Essentia Ionized Purified Drinking Water with Electrolytes - 6 pk

    Biggest saving at Jewel-OscoEssentia Ionized Purified Drinking Water with Electrolytes - 6 pk$6.99 vs $11.99 at Festival Foods — save $5.00

  • Carvel Original Chocolate & Vanilla Ice Cream Cake with Crunchies Frozen

    Biggest saving at Festival FoodsCarvel Original Chocolate & Vanilla Ice Cream Cake with Crunchies Frozen$27.99 vs $35.99 at Jewel-Osco — save $8.00

The same basket at Jewel-Osco and Festival Foods

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

ProductJewel-OscoFestival Foods
Daisy Squeezable Sour Cream 14 Ounces$2.99$1.99
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$4.49$3.99
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.99$0.89
Nutella Hazelnut Spread with Cocoa$5.99$5.99
Thomas' Original English Muffins$5.49$4.99
Coca-Cola Soda Cans$11.99$10.99
El Monterey Beef and Bean Burrito, Family size 8 pack/ 32 oz$5.99$7.49
Alani Nu Pink Slush Sugar Free Energy Drink Can$2.50$2.99
Dave's Killer Bread Organic 21 Whole Grains & Seeds Bread 27 Ounces$7.99$7.39
Nature Valley Oats 'n Honey Crunchy Granola Bars 12 Pack$5.99$3.49
Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count/11.7 Ounces$3.99$2.99
Eggo Buttermilk Waffles - 10 ct Frozen$3.99$3.29
belVita Blueberry Breakfast Bars Biscuits$5.79$3.99
Star Kist Tuna, In Water, Chunk Light 5 Oz$1.79$1.19
Spam, Classic 12 Oz$3.50$4.99
Total$73.47$66.65

Festival Foods is $6.82 cheaper on this basket.

Jewel-Osco vs Festival Foods prices by aisle

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

AisleJewel-OscoFestival FoodsCheaperGap
Fresh produce37 items$3.26$3.91Jewel-Osco · 17%
Ready meals935 items$5.67$4.83Festival Foods · 15%
Pantry1,277 items$4.79$4.18Festival Foods · 13%
Frozen246 items$6.77$5.96Festival Foods · 12%
Snacks1,072 items$5.73$5.03Festival Foods · 12%
Bakery280 items$5.71$5.08Festival Foods · 11%
Dairy559 items$4.85$4.33Festival Foods · 11%
Beverages1,179 items$6.19$5.66Festival Foods · 9%
Meat293 items$6.31$6.27Festival Foods · 1%

Jewel-Osco 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.

Price levelJewel-OscoFestival FoodsCheaperGap
Under $31,214 items$2.33$2.09Festival Foods · 10%
$3 to $104,357 items$5.81$5.15Festival Foods · 11%
Over $10340 items$14.23$12.86Festival Foods · 10%

Healthier groceries: Jewel-Osco vs Festival Foods

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

Ingredient scoreJewel-OscoFestival FoodsCheaperGap
Score A894 items$5.34$4.75Festival Foods · 11%
Score AB1,431 items$5.56$5.07Festival Foods · 9%
Score B1,856 items$5.39$4.76Festival Foods · 12%
Score C1,730 items$5.93$5.21Festival Foods · 12%

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

Where Jewel-Osco and Festival Foods 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.
  • Jewel-Osco: #65 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 11 of the 75 stores it's compared with, prices about 9% above theirs on average.

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