Safeway vs Festival Foods

Safeway vs Festival Foods at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Safeway is still cheaper on fresh produce (4% less).
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Festival Foods is 11% cheaper.
• The same 15-product basket costs $66.65 at Festival Foods and $74.80 at Safeway.

How far apart Safeway and Festival Foods prices are

• Within 10%: 1,126 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 2,100 items
• More than 25% apart: 1,548 items
• Typical gap: 17.5% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at SafewayBob's Red Mill Gluten Free 1 To 1 Baking Flour - 22 Oz$7.79 vs $14.49 at Festival Foods — save $6.70

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  Biggest saving at Festival FoodsSuzy's Cheesecake Squares$15.99 vs $25.99 at Safeway — save $10.00

The same basket at Safeway and Festival Foods

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

Festival Foods is $8.15 cheaper on this basket.

Safeway vs Festival Foods prices by aisle

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

Safeway 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: Safeway vs Festival Foods

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

Ingredient score	Safeway	Festival Foods	CheaperGap
Score A810 items	$5.44	$4.74	Festival Foods · 13%
Score AB1,369 items	$5.61	$5.05	Festival Foods · 10%
Score B1,681 items	$5.38	$4.78	Festival Foods · 11%
Score C1,490 items	$5.99	$5.19	Festival Foods · 13%

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