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