Consent of Independent Accountants



We  hereby  consent  to  the   incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Prospectus
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-2 of our report dated
July 31, 1998  relating to the  consolidated  financial  statements  of Agrilink
Foods,  Inc.  appearing on page 22 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Agrilink
Foods, Inc. for the year ended June 27, 1998. We also consent to the application
of such report to the related Financial  Statement  Schedule for the three years
ended June 27, 1998 listed under Item 14(a) of Agrilink  Foods' Annual Report on
Form  10-K for the year  ended  June 27,  1998  when  such  schedule  is read in
conjunction with the financial  statements referred to in our report. The audits
referred to in such report also included this Financial Statement  Schedule.  We
also  consent  to the  reference  to us  under  the  heading  "Experts"  in such
Prospectus.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

Rochester, New York
September 14, 1998