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Shaw's vs Festival Foods

As of November 11, 2026, Festival Foods is barely cheaper. You'd pay about 1% less for the same groceries at Festival Foods than at Shaw's.

Shaw's vs Festival Foods at a glance

  • It's not a clean sweep: Shaw's is cheaper in 3 of 9 aisles, led by fresh produce (7% less).
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Festival Foods is 1% cheaper.
  • The same 15-product basket costs $66.65 at Festival Foods and $69.08 at Shaw's.

Shaw's vs Festival Foods: 5,217 products compared

  • Festival Foods: cheaper on 2,044 items — overall winner on average price
  • Shaw's: beats Festival Foods on 2,264 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 909 items

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How much you'd save at Festival Foods

  • Average prices: $5.02 at Festival Foods vs $5.07 at Shaw's
  • Basket savings: save about $1.00 on a 20-item basket at Festival Foods (5¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 5¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Shaw's and Festival Foods prices are

  • Within 10%: 1,326 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 2,019 items
  • More than 25% apart: 963 items
  • Typical gap: 14.3% per item, where the prices differ
  • California Olive Ranch Global Blend Extra Virgin Olive Oil - 25.4 Fl. Oz.

    Biggest saving at Shaw'sCalifornia Olive Ranch Global Blend Extra Virgin Olive Oil - 25.4 Fl. Oz.$12.99 vs $23.99 at Festival Foods — save $11.00

  • 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 $39.99 at Shaw's — save $12.00

The same basket at Shaw's and Festival Foods

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

ProductShaw'sFestival Foods
Daisy Squeezable Sour Cream 14 Ounces$3.49$1.99
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$3.99$3.99
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$1.00$0.89
Nutella Hazelnut Spread with Cocoa$4.99$5.99
Thomas' Original English Muffins$5.49$4.99
Coca-Cola Soda Cans$10.99$10.99
El Monterey Beef and Bean Burrito, Family size 8 pack/ 32 oz$6.99$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$7.49$7.39
Nature Valley Oats 'n Honey Crunchy Granola Bars 12 Pack$2.99$3.49
Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count/11.7 Ounces$4.49$2.99
Eggo Buttermilk Waffles - 10 ct Frozen$3.50$3.29
belVita Blueberry Breakfast Bars Biscuits$4.49$3.99
Star Kist Tuna, In Water, Chunk Light 5 Oz$1.69$1.19
Spam, Classic 12 Oz$4.99$4.99
Total$69.08$66.65

Festival Foods is $2.43 cheaper on this basket.

Shaw's vs Festival Foods prices by aisle

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

AisleShaw'sFestival FoodsCheaperGap
Fresh produce34 items$3.22$3.47Shaw's · 7%
Pantry1,024 items$4.48$4.27Festival Foods · 5%
Dairy503 items$4.57$4.40Festival Foods · 4%
Frozen222 items$6.23$5.99Festival Foods · 4%
Bakery277 items$5.28$5.12Festival Foods · 3%
Snacks962 items$4.90$5.07Shaw's · 3%
Ready meals842 items$4.81$4.75Festival Foods · 1%
Meat247 items$6.29$6.33Shaw's · 1%
Beverages1,078 items$5.69$5.71Same

Shaw'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.

Price levelShaw'sFestival FoodsCheaperGap
Under $31,192 items$2.16$2.18Shaw's · 1%
$3 to $103,747 items$5.35$5.31Festival Foods · 1%
Over $10278 items$13.77$13.24Festival Foods · 4%

Healthier groceries: Shaw's vs Festival Foods

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

Ingredient scoreShaw'sFestival FoodsCheaperGap
Score A785 items$4.97$4.81Festival Foods · 3%
Score AB1,276 items$5.15$5.17Same
Score B1,645 items$4.83$4.82Same
Score C1,511 items$5.30$5.21Festival Foods · 2%

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

Where Shaw's 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.
  • Shaw's: #38 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 36 of the 75 stores it's compared with, prices about 1% below theirs on average.

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