Food Lion vs Hannaford

Food Lion vs Hannaford at a glance

• It's not a clean sweep: Hannaford is still cheaper on baby food (3% less).
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Food Lion is 2% cheaper.
• The same 15-product basket costs $48.58 at Food Lion and $54.56 at Hannaford.

How far apart Food Lion and Hannaford prices are

• Within 10%: 2,759 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 2,882 items
• More than 25% apart: 1,041 items
• Typical gap: 11.6% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at Food LionIsopure Unflavored Protein Powder Drink Mix$32.29 vs $41.99 at Hannaford — save $9.70

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  Biggest saving at HannafordFlonase Children's Non-Drowsy Allergy Relief$11.49 vs $19.99 at Food Lion — save $8.50

The same basket at Food Lion and Hannaford

The 15 products carried by the most stores we track — no more than two from any aisle — priced at Food Lion and Hannaford.

Food Lion is $5.98 cheaper on this basket.

Food Lion vs Hannaford prices by aisle

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

Food Lion vs Hannaford 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: Food Lion vs Hannaford

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

Ingredient score	Food Lion	Hannaford	CheaperGap
Score A1,113 items	$4.29	$4.41	Food Lion · 3%
Score AB1,729 items	$4.60	$4.70	Food Lion · 2%
Score B2,269 items	$4.87	$4.96	Food Lion · 2%
Score C2,374 items	$5.11	$5.31	Food Lion · 4%

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