CFCN's food price comparison results are in for December

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POSTED AT 3:52 PM Tuesday, December 11

Superstore came out on top in CFCN's price comparison of grocery items on Dec. 9, 2001, giving shoppers the best buying power for their money.

The price comparison was done by home economist Sylvia Kong as part of an ongoing series on price checks to be aired monthly on CFCN.

Once a month, CFCN will create a grocery list and compare prices at major Calgary stores.

On Sunday, Dec. 9, CFCN priced out 36 items based on price reports in the Agriculture Canada nutrition food basket.

The best deal was at Superstore, where the 36 items ended up costing $107.54

The same goods bought at CO-OP came in second at $122.04

At IGA, the food basket totalled $125.80.

And lastly, it was most expensive to shop at Safeway for the food basket, where it cost $133.50

The last price comparison done in November also showed that Superstore came out on top as the place to get the best deal.

CFCN Calgary Food Price Comparisons
December 9, 2001
ITEM			SIZE	CO-OP	SAFEWAY	SUPERSTORE	IGA
Dairy
	Fluid 2% Milk		2 L	1.89	1.85	1.78	2.00
	Cheese slices, singles, Kraft		1 kg	7.49	8.99	6.69	8.99
	Tub margarine, Becel		907g	5.49	5.49	4.29	5.49
	Grade "A" lg eggs, private label		1 Doz	1.89	1.89	1.49	1.50
	Butter, private label		454 g	2.99	2.99	2.99	2.50
Meat				0.00	0	0	0
	Ground beef, Lean		1 kg	4.39	6.15	4.81	5.79
	Sirloin Tip, beef roast		1 kg	7.69	8.58	7.89	10.42
	Chicken, whole, fresh Grade "A", frying		1 kg	5.49	6.59	5.59	4.91
	Wieners, Schneiders, all beef		450 g / 1doz	4.49	4.29	3.39	3.29
	Canned tuna, solid, Cloverleaf		170 g	3.79	3.79	2.79	3.79
Meat Alternatives				0.00	0	0	0
	Canned baked beans, tom. sauce, Heinz		398 mL	0.89	1.19	.99	1.15
	Peanut Butter, Kraft		1 kg	6.59	6.79	3.96	5.99
Cereal and Bakery Goods				0.00	0	0	0
	Macaroni, Catelli		900 g	2.05	2.29	1.74	2.19
	Minute Rice		700 g	3.99	4.29	3.69	4.29
	AP Flour, Robinhood, bleached		10 kg	8.99	9.99	6.99	6.99
	Soda crackers, Christie, Premium P.		450 g	2.49	2.79	2.44	2.89
	Rolled Oats, Quick, Robinhood		1.35 kg	3.29	3.49	3.69	3.49
	Oreo Cookies		350 g	2.99	3.00	2.93	3.49
Sugar and Other Sweets				0.00	0	0	0
	Sugar, white granulated		2 kg	3.31	3.31	1.86	2.99
	Strawberry jam, Kraft		500 mL	2.99	4.99	3.59	4.99
Fruits and Vegetables				0.00	0	0	0
	Bartlett Pears		kg	3.73	3.51	3.26	3.27
	Bananas		kg	1.52	1.08	1.01	1.07
	Carrots		907 g / 2 lb.	1.29	1.39	1.28	1.69
	Iceberg Lettuce		Each	2.19	1.99	1.58	1.69
	White onions, bulk		kg	1.74	1.96	1.30	2.83
	Frozen Orange Juice, Minute Maid		355 mL	1.89	1.89	1.26	1.59
	Tomatoes, Aylmer		28 oz / 796 mL	1.79	1.79	1.39	1.49
	Peaches, Del Monte, halves		14 oz / 398 mL	1.49	2.29	1.79	1.99
	Tomato Soup, Campbell's		10 oz / 284 mL	0.79	0.79	0.67	.50
	Green Giant Frozen Peas, Grade "A"		1 kg	2.99	3.99	3.46	4.19
Other				0.00	0	0	0
		Pepsi Cola (no GST or Deposit)	12 ?355 mL	3.49	3.33	3.32	4.00
		Kraft Stove TopTurkey Stuffing Mix	120 g	1.99	1.99	1.19	1.79
		Ocean Spray Whole Cranberry Sauce	398 mL	1.79	2.39	1.99	1.69
		Ocean Spray 100% Cranberry Blend Juices	1.89 L	4.79	4.99	4.49	3.49
		Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk	300 mL	3.69	3.69	2.47	3.69
		Mayonnaise, Kraft	500 ml	3.69	3.69	3.49	3.69
Sum				$122.04	$133.50	107.54	$125.80