Walmart vs Festival Foods

Walmart vs Festival Foods at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Walmart is cheaper in 3 of 7 aisles, led by frozen (17% less).
• For items under $3, Walmart is the cheaper store (13% less on average).
• The same 15-product basket costs $64.69 at Walmart and $75.45 at Festival Foods.
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Festival Foods is 20% cheaper.

How far apart Walmart and Festival Foods prices are

• Within 10%: 202 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 362 items
• More than 25% apart: 317 items
• Typical gap: 19.1% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at WalmartLavazza Dolcevita Classico Medium Roast Ground Coffee$7.97 vs $14.99 at Festival Foods — save $7.02

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  Biggest saving at Festival FoodsCameron's Coffee, Organic, Whole Bean, Dark Roast, French Roast, Value Size$17.99 vs $33.99 at Walmart — save $16.00

The same basket at Walmart and Festival Foods

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

Walmart is $10.76 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Walmart vs Festival Foods prices by aisle

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

Walmart 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: Walmart vs Festival Foods

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

Ingredient score	Walmart	Festival Foods	CheaperGap
Score A134 items	$6.20	$4.20	Festival Foods · 32%
Score AB228 items	$5.40	$4.75	Festival Foods · 12%
Score B290 items	$5.62	$5.19	Festival Foods · 8%
Score C230 items	$5.65	$5.56	Festival Foods · 1%

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