Exhibit 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Form 10-K/A (Amendment No. 2) of Ultra Pac, Inc. of our report dated April 13, 1996 (except for notes E and H, as to which the date is April 26, 1996) included in the 1996 Annual Report to Shareholders of Ultra Pac, Inc. /s/ Divine, Scherzer & Brody, Ltd. St. Paul, Minnesota September 13, 1996