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Star Market vs Festival Foods

As of November 11, 2026, Festival Foods is barely cheaper. You'd pay about 2% less for the same groceries at Festival Foods than at Star Market.

Star Market vs Festival Foods at a glance

  • It's not a clean sweep: Star Market is cheaper in 2 of 9 aisles, led by fresh produce (8% less).
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Festival Foods is 2% cheaper.
  • The same 15-product basket costs $66.65 at Festival Foods and $69.88 at Star Market.

Star Market vs Festival Foods: 5,010 products compared

  • Festival Foods: cheaper on 2,098 items — overall winner on average price
  • Star Market: beats Festival Foods on 2,014 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 898 items

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How much you'd save at Festival Foods

  • Average prices: $5.02 at Festival Foods vs $5.13 at Star Market
  • Basket savings: save about $2.20 on a 20-item basket at Festival Foods (11¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 11¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Star Market and Festival Foods prices are

  • Within 10%: 1,252 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 1,977 items
  • More than 25% apart: 883 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 Star MarketCalifornia Olive Ranch Global Blend Extra Virgin Olive Oil - 25.4 Fl. Oz.$14.99 vs $23.99 at Festival Foods — save $9.00

  • 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 Star Market — save $12.00

The same basket at Star Market and Festival Foods

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

ProductStar MarketFestival Foods
Daisy Squeezable Sour Cream 14 Ounces$3.49$1.99
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$4.29$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$3.49$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$69.88$66.65

Festival Foods is $3.23 cheaper on this basket.

Star Market vs Festival Foods prices by aisle

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

AisleStar MarketFestival FoodsCheaperGap
Fresh produce33 items$3.10$3.38Star Market · 8%
Pantry981 items$4.58$4.26Festival Foods · 7%
Frozen223 items$6.28$5.99Festival Foods · 5%
Dairy481 items$4.54$4.38Festival Foods · 4%
Ready meals821 items$4.96$4.78Festival Foods · 4%
Bakery270 items$5.29$5.13Festival Foods · 3%
Snacks904 items$4.94$5.09Star Market · 3%
Beverages1,031 items$5.73$5.70Festival Foods · 1%
Meat235 items$6.33$6.34Same

Star Market 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 levelStar MarketFestival FoodsCheaperGap
Under $31,129 items$2.21$2.19Festival Foods · 1%
$3 to $103,608 items$5.40$5.29Festival Foods · 2%
Over $10273 items$13.72$13.20Festival Foods · 4%

Healthier groceries: Star Market vs Festival Foods

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

Ingredient scoreStar MarketFestival FoodsCheaperGap
Score A744 items$4.99$4.76Festival Foods · 5%
Score AB1,217 items$5.14$5.14Same
Score B1,596 items$4.92$4.85Festival Foods · 1%
Score C1,453 items$5.43$5.25Festival Foods · 3%

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

Where Star Market 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.
  • Star Market: #42 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 32 of the 75 stores it's compared with, prices level with theirs on average.

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