EXHIBIT 23.2
 
                              [LETTERHEAD OF KPMG]
 
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
 
The Board of Directors
Barbeques Galore Limited:
 
We consent to the use of our audit report dated August 8, 1997 on the consoli-
dated financial statements of Barbeques Galore Limited and subsidiaries as of
January 31, 1997 and for the seven months then ended included herein and to the
reference to our firm under the headings "Unaudited Summary Additional Consoli-
dated Financial Data", "Selected Consolidated Financial Data", "Unaudited
Selected Additional Consolidated Financial Data" and "Experts" in such Prospec-
tus.
 
/s/ KPMG
 
October 24, 1997
Sydney, Australia