Exhibit 23.2


             INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT AND REPORT ON SCHEDULE

     We consent to the use in this Registration Statement relating to the Offer
to Exchange its unrestricted 10 1/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due October 15,
2007 for any and all of its outstanding restricted 10 1/4% Senior Subordinated
Notes due October 15, 2007 of The Pantry, Inc. on Form S-4 of our report dated
December 5, 1997, appearing in the Prospectus, which is part of the Registration
Statement.

     We also consent to the use of our report dated February 14, 1997 on the
financial statements of Lil' Champ Food Stores, Inc., appearing in the
Prospectus, which is part of the Registration Statement.

     We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Prospectus.

     Our audits of the consolidated financial statements of The Pantry, Inc. for
the years ended September 26, 1996 and September 25, 1997 also included the
financial statement schedule of The Pantry, Inc., listed in Item 21. This
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financial statement schedule is the responsibility of the Company's management.
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Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on our audits. In our opinion,
such financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic
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financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects
the information set forth therein for the years ended September 26, 1996 and
September 25, 1997.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP



Raleigh, North Carolina
December 19, 1997