EXHIBIT 23.1

                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

   
    We  consent to the use in this Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement No.
33-55369 of Fleming Companies, Inc. on Form S-3 of our report dated February 10,
1994, (October  1, 1994  as  to Subsidiary  Guarantors  note) appearing  in  the
Prospectus, which is a part of such Registration Statement, and to the reference
to us under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.
    

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
   
December 5, 1994