Mariano's vs Festival Foods

Mariano's vs Festival Foods at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Mariano's is still cheaper on meat (3% less).
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Festival Foods is 4% cheaper.
• The same 15-product basket costs $62.45 at Festival Foods and $66.81 at Mariano's.

How far apart Mariano's and Festival Foods prices are

• Within 10%: 1,162 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 1,444 items
• More than 25% apart: 974 items
• Typical gap: 14.3% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at Mariano'sMaxwell House Original Roast Ground Coffee, Canister$8.99 vs $15.99 at Festival Foods — save $7.00

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  Biggest saving at Festival FoodsSpring Tree 100% Pure Maple Syrup$11.29 vs $17.99 at Mariano's — save $6.70

The same basket at Mariano's and Festival Foods

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

Festival Foods is $4.36 cheaper on this basket.

Mariano's vs Festival Foods prices by aisle

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

Mariano's 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: Mariano's vs Festival Foods

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

Ingredient score	Mariano's	Festival Foods	CheaperGap
Score A595 items	$4.81	$4.58	Festival Foods · 5%
Score AB1,026 items	$5.21	$5.00	Festival Foods · 4%
Score B1,250 items	$5.16	$4.96	Festival Foods · 4%
Score C1,162 items	$6.08	$5.84	Festival Foods · 4%

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