INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
   
  We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 10 to Registration Statement No. 33-38152 of Certified Grocers
of California, Ltd. on Form S-2 of our report dated October 31, 1997,
appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Certified Grocers of
California, Ltd. for the year ended August 30, 1997 and to the reference to us
under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part of such
Registration Statement.     
   
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP     
 
Los Angeles, California
   
December 30, 1997     
                                  
                               Exhibit 23.2