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Fry's Food vs Acme Markets

As of October 20, 2026, Fry's Food is cheaper. You'd pay about 11% less for the same groceries at Fry's Food than at Acme Markets.

Fry's Food vs Acme Markets at a glance

  • Fry's Food is cheaper in all 8 aisles we compared.
  • On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Fry's Food is 10% cheaper.
  • The same 15-product basket costs $53.74 at Fry's Food and $61.38 at Acme Markets.

Fry's Food vs Acme Markets: 6,059 products compared

  • Fry's Food: cheaper on 4,097 items — overall winner on average price
  • Acme Markets: beats Fry's Food on 1,199 items — but loses overall
  • Same price: 763 items

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How much you'd save at Fry's Food

  • Average prices: $5.68 at Fry's Food vs $6.38 at Acme Markets
  • Basket savings: save about $14.00 on a 20-item basket at Fry's Food (70¢ less per item)

Calculated by multiplying the average 70¢ price difference by a standard 20-item grocery trip.

How far apart Fry's Food and Acme Markets prices are

  • Within 10%: 1,398 items
  • 10% to 25% apart: 2,408 items
  • More than 25% apart: 1,490 items
  • Typical gap: 16.4% per item, where the prices differ
  • Pamela's Baking & Pancake Mix

    Biggest saving at Fry's FoodPamela's Baking & Pancake Mix$17.99 vs $33.59 at Acme Markets — save $15.60

  • Planters Mixed Nuts With Sea Salt Jar - 27 Oz

    Biggest saving at Acme MarketsPlanters Mixed Nuts With Sea Salt Jar - 27 Oz$12.99 vs $23.99 at Fry's Food — save $11.00

The same basket at Fry's Food and Acme Markets

The 15 products carried by the most stores we track — no more than two from any aisle — priced at Fry's Food and Acme Markets.

ProductFry's FoodAcme Markets
Pillsbury Original Crescent Rolls Refrigerated Canned Pastry Dough$2.99$3.99
Kraft Singles American Cheese Slices 16 Count$4.29$3.99
Gatorade Thirst Quencher Orange Sports Drink Bottle$1.67$2.49
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz$0.79$0.89
Celsius Energy Drink Sparkling Orange 12 Fl Oz$2.00$2.79
Country Crock Original Vegetable Oil Spread 15 Ounces$3.69$4.49
Pop-Tarts Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon Toaster Pastries$4.29$4.00
Pop-Tarts Frosted Strawberry Toaster Pastries$4.29$4.00
Ritz Fresh Stacks The Original Crackers 11.8 Oz$4.29$4.79
Nissin Ramen Noodle Soup, Hot & Spicy, Chicken$1.69$1.50
Jimmy Dean Bacon Egg & Cheese Breakfast Bowl 7 Ounces$3.29$2.99
Nature Valley Oats 'n Honey Crunchy Granola Bars 12 Pack$2.99$3.99
Hormel Original Pepperoni 6 Oz$4.99$5.99
Pillsbury Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count/11.7 Ounces$3.49$4.99
Gorton's Beer Battered Fish Fillets 10 Count$8.99$10.49
Total$53.74$61.38

Fry's Food is $7.64 cheaper on this basket.

Fry's Food vs Acme Markets prices by aisle

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

AisleFry's FoodAcme MarketsCheaperGap
Frozen192 items$6.13$7.55Fry's Food · 19%
Ready meals682 items$5.38$6.42Fry's Food · 16%
Meat352 items$6.87$8.15Fry's Food · 16%
Pantry1,070 items$4.67$5.29Fry's Food · 12%
Beverages1,746 items$6.77$7.46Fry's Food · 9%
Snacks1,058 items$5.26$5.75Fry's Food · 9%
Dairy632 items$4.81$5.25Fry's Food · 8%
Bakery288 items$5.31$5.71Fry's Food · 7%

Fry's Food vs Acme Markets 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 levelFry's FoodAcme MarketsCheaperGap
Under $31,082 items$2.06$2.37Fry's Food · 13%
$3 to $104,323 items$5.32$6.02Fry's Food · 12%
Over $10654 items$14.06$15.39Fry's Food · 9%

Healthier groceries: Fry's Food vs Acme Markets

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

Ingredient scoreFry's FoodAcme MarketsCheaperGap
Score A922 items$5.42$6.02Fry's Food · 10%
Score AB1,431 items$5.55$6.21Fry's Food · 11%
Score B1,843 items$5.07$5.64Fry's Food · 10%
Score C1,862 items$6.52$7.43Fry's Food · 12%

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

Where Fry's Food and Acme Markets rank on price

  • Fry's Food: #17 of 49 stores. Cheaper than 31 of the 48 stores it's compared with, prices about 4% below theirs on average.
  • Acme Markets: #41 of 49 stores. Cheaper than 4 of the 48 stores it's compared with, prices about 9% above theirs on average.

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