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QFC vs Festival Foods

As of November 11, 2026, Festival Foods is cheaper. You'd pay about 8% less for the same groceries at Festival Foods than at QFC.

QFC vs Festival Foods at a glance

  • It's not a clean sweep: QFC is still cheaper on fresh produce (9% less).
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Festival Foods is 9% cheaper.
  • The same 15-product basket costs $66.65 at Festival Foods and $71.22 at QFC.

QFC vs Festival Foods: 3,398 products compared

  • Festival Foods: cheaper on 2,031 items — overall winner on average price
  • QFC: beats Festival Foods on 997 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 370 items

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How much you'd save at Festival Foods

  • Average prices: $5.13 at Festival Foods vs $5.58 at QFC
  • Basket savings: save about $9.00 on a 20-item basket at Festival Foods (45¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 45¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart QFC and Festival Foods prices are

  • Within 10%: 803 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 1,298 items
  • More than 25% apart: 927 items
  • Typical gap: 16.7% per item, where the prices differ
  • Maxwell House Original Roast Ground Coffee, Canister

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

  • The Original Donut Shop Regular Keurig Single-Serve K-Cup Pods, Medium Roast Coffee, 32 Count

    Biggest saving at Festival FoodsThe Original Donut Shop Regular Keurig Single-Serve K-Cup Pods, Medium Roast Coffee, 32 Count$11.99 vs $20.99 at QFC — save $9.00

The same basket at QFC and Festival Foods

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

ProductQFCFestival Foods
Daisy Squeezable Sour Cream 14 Ounces$3.79$1.99
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$3.99$3.99
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.94$0.89
Nutella Hazelnut Spread with Cocoa$6.49$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$7.49$7.49
Alani Nu Pink Slush Sugar Free Energy Drink Can$3.29$2.99
Dave's Killer Bread Organic 21 Whole Grains & Seeds Bread 27 Ounces$6.99$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$4.49$2.99
Eggo Buttermilk Waffles - 10 ct Frozen$2.00$3.29
belVita Blueberry Breakfast Bars Biscuits$5.49$3.99
Star Kist Tuna, In Water, Chunk Light 5 Oz$1.49$1.19
Spam, Classic 12 Oz$4.79$4.99
Total$71.22$66.65

Festival Foods is $4.57 cheaper on this basket.

QFC vs Festival Foods prices by aisle

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

AisleQFCFestival FoodsCheaperGap
Bakery158 items$6.22$5.43Festival Foods · 13%
Pantry660 items$4.91$4.32Festival Foods · 12%
Ready meals463 items$5.40$4.80Festival Foods · 11%
Fresh produce36 items$3.41$3.73QFC · 9%
Frozen147 items$6.36$5.76Festival Foods · 9%
Baby food36 items$4.76$4.42Festival Foods · 7%
Snacks500 items$5.53$5.17Festival Foods · 7%
Dairy352 items$4.71$4.42Festival Foods · 6%
Beverages826 items$6.16$5.84Festival Foods · 5%
Meat206 items$6.61$6.26Festival Foods · 5%

QFC 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 levelQFCFestival FoodsCheaperGap
Under $3719 items$2.23$2.15Festival Foods · 4%
$3 to $102,451 items$5.77$5.27Festival Foods · 9%
Over $10228 items$14.02$13.02Festival Foods · 7%

Healthier groceries: QFC vs Festival Foods

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

Ingredient scoreQFCFestival FoodsCheaperGap
Score A547 items$5.28$4.64Festival Foods · 12%
Score AB884 items$5.46$5.07Festival Foods · 7%
Score B1,067 items$5.46$5.04Festival Foods · 8%
Score C900 items$6.01$5.58Festival Foods · 7%

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

Where QFC 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.
  • QFC: #56 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 16 of the 71 stores it's compared with, prices about 7% above theirs on average.

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