CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
    As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the use of our
reports and to all references to our firm included in or made a part of this
registration statement on Form SB-2 registering 1,550,000 shares of Coffee
People, Inc. Common Stock.
 
                                          [ARTHUR ANDERSEN SIGNATURE]
 
Portland, Oregon,
  September 20, 1996