EXHIBIT 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


   
     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of this Amendment No.1 to the Registration Statement on
Form S-3 (No. 33-62353) of The Grand Union Company ("the Company")
of our report dated June 16, 1995 appearing on page F-1 of the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 1, 1995.
    
   
    
   
Price Waterhouse LLP
New York, New York
February 29, 1996