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United Supermarkets vs The Fresh Grocer

As of November 11, 2026, United Supermarkets is cheaper. You'd pay about 4% less for the same groceries at United Supermarkets than at The Fresh Grocer.

United Supermarkets vs The Fresh Grocer at a glance

  • It's not a clean sweep: The Fresh Grocer is still cheaper on meat (7% less).
  • For items over $10, The Fresh Grocer is the cheaper store (10% less on average).
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), United Supermarkets is 4% cheaper.
  • The same 15-product basket costs $55.20 at United Supermarkets and $65.95 at The Fresh Grocer.

United Supermarkets vs The Fresh Grocer: 825 products compared

  • United Supermarkets: cheaper on 484 items — overall winner on average price
  • The Fresh Grocer: beats United Supermarkets on 264 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 77 items

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How much you'd save at United Supermarkets

  • Average prices: $5.30 at United Supermarkets vs $5.52 at The Fresh Grocer
  • Basket savings: save about $4.40 on a 20-item basket at United Supermarkets (22¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 22¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart United Supermarkets and The Fresh Grocer prices are

  • Within 10%: 170 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 410 items
  • More than 25% apart: 168 items
  • Typical gap: 15.3% per item, where the prices differ
  • Foster Farms Hot & Spicy Chicken Wings, Frozen - 22 oz

    Biggest saving at United SupermarketsFoster Farms Hot & Spicy Chicken Wings, Frozen - 22 oz$7.99 vs $14.89 at The Fresh Grocer — save $6.90

  • CAULIPOWER Spicy(ish) Chicken Tenders

    Biggest saving at The Fresh GrocerCAULIPOWER Spicy(ish) Chicken Tenders$7.99 vs $10.99 at United Supermarkets — save $3.00

The same basket at United Supermarkets and The Fresh Grocer

The 15 products carried by the most stores we track — no more than two from any aisle — priced at United Supermarkets and The Fresh Grocer.

ProductUnited SupermarketsThe Fresh Grocer
Daisy Squeezable Sour Cream 14 Ounces$2.99$4.19
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$3.49$3.99
Nutella Hazelnut Spread with Cocoa$5.99$4.49
Arm & Hammer Baking Soda, 1 lb.$1.79$0.99
Alani Nu Pink Slush Sugar Free Energy Drink Can$2.50$2.77
Pop-Tarts Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon Toaster Pastries$3.99$5.39
Pop-Tarts Frosted Strawberry Toaster Pastries$3.99$5.39
7UP Lime Lemon Caffeine-Free Soda Bottle$2.00$3.51
Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count/11.7 Ounces$3.00$4.49
belVita Blueberry Breakfast Bars Biscuits$4.49$4.00
Belvita Cinnamon Brown Sugar Breakfast Biscuits 5 Pack$4.49$4.00
Hormel Original Pepperoni 6 Oz$4.99$6.59
Lunchables Pepperoni Pizza Lunch Combinations Fun Pack 1 Ea$3.00$4.58
Lunchables Turkey & American Lunch Combinations Fun Pack! 1 Ea$3.00$4.58
Hillshire Farm Ultra Thin Sliced Honey Ham Sandwich Meat 9 Oz$5.49$6.99
Total$55.20$65.95

United Supermarkets is $10.75 cheaper on this basket.

United Supermarkets vs The Fresh Grocer prices by aisle

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

AisleUnited SupermarketsThe Fresh GrocerCheaperGap
Beverages123 items$4.53$5.25United Supermarkets · 14%
Meat56 items$8.08$7.53The Fresh Grocer · 7%
Pantry127 items$4.88$5.25United Supermarkets · 7%
Bakery68 items$4.45$4.74United Supermarkets · 6%
Dairy138 items$4.76$4.89United Supermarkets · 3%
Ready meals148 items$5.72$5.85United Supermarkets · 2%
Snacks138 items$5.97$5.94Same

United Supermarkets vs The Fresh Grocer 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 levelUnited SupermarketsThe Fresh GrocerCheaperGap
Under $3149 items$2.38$2.48United Supermarkets · 4%
$3 to $10615 items$5.17$5.57United Supermarkets · 7%
Over $1061 items$13.73$12.41The Fresh Grocer · 10%

Healthier groceries: United Supermarkets vs The Fresh Grocer

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

Ingredient scoreUnited SupermarketsThe Fresh GrocerCheaperGap
Score A94 items$6.13$6.12Same
Score AB207 items$5.26$5.64United Supermarkets · 7%
Score B267 items$4.87$4.99United Supermarkets · 2%
Score C257 items$5.48$5.75United Supermarkets · 5%

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

Where United Supermarkets and The Fresh Grocer rank on price

  • United Supermarkets: #22 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 53 of the 75 stores it's compared with, prices about 5% below theirs on average.
  • The Fresh Grocer: #41 of 80 stores. Cheaper than 11 of the 24 stores it's compared with, prices about 1% below theirs on average.

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