EXHIBIT 23.1


                                  [LETTERHEAD]


                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by 
reference in this Form 8-K/A of our report dated October 19, 1995 on the 
consolidated financial statements of Super Food Services, Inc. (the Company), 
incorporated by reference in the Nash-Finch Company Form 8-K/A File No. 
0-785, and into Nash-Finch Company's previously filed Registration Statement 
File Nos; 33-64313 and 33-54487. It should be noted that we have not audited 
any financial statements of the Company as of any date or for any period 
subsequent to August 26, 1995.

                                                   /s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


Cincinnati, Ohio
January 31, 1997