EXHIBIT 23.2


               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration
statement of Richfood Holdings, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report
dated April 21, 1995, except for the sixth paragraph of Note 7
which is dated as of May 5, 1995, on our audits of the
consolidated financial statements and financial statement
schedules of Super Rite Corporation as of March 4, 1995 and
February 26, 1994 and for the fifty-three week period ended March
4, 1995 and for each of the fifty-two week periods in the
two-year period ended February 26, 1994, which report is included
in the 1995 annual report on Form 10-K, as amended on Form
10-K/A, which is incorporated by reference in Richfood Holdings,
Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-4, filed with the
Commission (File No. 33-62413) on September 7, 1995, which
Registration Statement is incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement on Form S-8.




                         /s/  COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.

One South Market Square
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
February 23, 1996