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Kroger vs Festival Foods

As of November 11, 2026, Kroger is cheaper. You'd pay about 4% less for the same groceries at Kroger than at Festival Foods.

Kroger vs Festival Foods at a glance

  • Kroger is cheaper in all 10 aisles we compared.
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Kroger is 4% cheaper.
  • The same 15-product basket costs $64.72 at Kroger and $66.65 at Festival Foods.

Kroger vs Festival Foods: 4,046 products compared

  • Kroger: cheaper on 2,289 items — overall winner on average price
  • Festival Foods: beats Kroger on 1,172 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 585 items

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How much you'd save at Kroger

  • Average prices: $4.98 at Kroger vs $5.19 at Festival Foods
  • Basket savings: save about $4.20 on a 20-item basket at Kroger (21¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 21¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Kroger and Festival Foods prices are

  • Within 10%: 1,185 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 1,498 items
  • More than 25% apart: 778 items
  • Typical gap: 13.4% per item, where the prices differ
  • Liquid I.V. Hydration Multiplier Electrolytes Tropical Punch Drink Mix Packets

    Biggest saving at KrogerLiquid I.V. Hydration Multiplier Electrolytes Tropical Punch Drink Mix Packets$9.99 vs $17.99 at Festival Foods — save $8.00

  • 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 $36.99 at Kroger — save $9.00

The same basket at Kroger and Festival Foods

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

ProductKrogerFestival Foods
Daisy Squeezable Sour Cream 14 Ounces$3.29$1.99
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$3.59$3.99
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.74$0.89
Nutella Hazelnut Spread with Cocoa$5.49$5.99
Thomas' Original English Muffins$4.29$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$2.99$2.99
Dave's Killer Bread Organic 21 Whole Grains & Seeds Bread 27 Ounces$6.49$7.39
Nature Valley Oats 'n Honey Crunchy Granola Bars 12 Pack$2.50$3.49
Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count/11.7 Ounces$3.49$2.99
Eggo Buttermilk Waffles - 10 ct Frozen$3.00$3.29
belVita Blueberry Breakfast Bars Biscuits$4.99$3.99
Star Kist Tuna, In Water, Chunk Light 5 Oz$1.29$1.19
Spam, Classic 12 Oz$4.59$4.99
Total$64.72$66.65

Kroger is $1.93 cheaper on this basket.

Kroger vs Festival Foods prices by aisle

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

AisleKrogerFestival FoodsCheaperGap
Fresh produce25 items$2.94$4.04Kroger · 27%
Ready meals530 items$4.42$4.80Kroger · 8%
Meat265 items$5.98$6.48Kroger · 8%
Dairy422 items$4.15$4.37Kroger · 5%
Snacks627 items$4.94$5.19Kroger · 5%
Bakery214 items$4.98$5.16Kroger · 4%
Frozen159 items$5.53$5.78Kroger · 4%
Pantry787 items$4.00$4.17Kroger · 4%
Baby food39 items$4.19$4.28Kroger · 2%
Beverages965 items$6.14$6.16Same

Kroger 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 levelKrogerFestival FoodsCheaperGap
Under $3966 items$2.02$2.18Kroger · 7%
$3 to $102,808 items$5.17$5.42Kroger · 5%
Over $10272 items$13.49$13.45Same

Healthier groceries: Kroger vs Festival Foods

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

Ingredient scoreKrogerFestival FoodsCheaperGap
Score A585 items$4.58$4.69Kroger · 2%
Score AB1,020 items$4.78$5.06Kroger · 5%
Score B1,278 items$4.83$5.06Kroger · 5%
Score C1,163 items$5.51$5.69Kroger · 3%

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

Where Kroger and Festival Foods rank on price

  • Kroger: #18 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 51 of the 73 stores it's compared with, prices about 5% below theirs on average.
  • Festival Foods: #34 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 40 of the 74 stores it's compared with, prices about 2% below theirs on average.

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