Exhibit 23 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT We consent to the incorporation by reference in: (i) Registration Statement No. 2-98602 (1985 Stock Option Plan) on Form S-8; (ii) Registration Statement No. 33-18867 (Godfrey Company 1981 Stock Option Plan and 1984 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan) on Form S-8; (iii) Registration Statement No. 33-36586 (1990 Fleming Stock Option Plan) on Form S-8; (iv) Registration Statement No. 33-45190 (Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan) on Form S-3; (v) Registration Statement No. 33-61860 ($350,550,000 Debt Securities, Series C) on Form S-3 dated April 30, 1993 of our report dated February 10, 1994, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Fleming Companies, Inc. for the year ended December 25, 1993. Deloitte & Touche Oklahoma City, Oklahoma March 23, 1994 -99-