EXHIBIT 23.3


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



We consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated April 21, 1995,
except for the sixth  paragraph  of Note 6 which is dated as of May 5, 1995,  on
our audits of the  consolidated  financial  statements  and financial  statement
schedule of Super Rite  Corporation and  subsidiaries  for the fifty-three  week
period  ended March 4, 1995 into:  (1) the  Registration  Statement  on Form S-8
(333-01251) of Richfood Holdings,  Inc.; (2) the Registration  Statement on Form
S-8 (333-01253) of Richfood  Holdings,  Inc.; (3) the Registration  Statement on
Form S-8 (33-63447) of Richfood Holdings,  Inc.; (4) the Registration  Statement
on Form  S-8  (33-55299)  of  Richfood  Holdings,  Inc.;  (5)  the  Registration
Statement  on  Form  S-8  (33-43652)  of  Richfood   Holdings,   Inc.;  (6)  the
Registration  Statement on Form S-8 (33-41570) of Richfood  Holdings,  Inc.; (7)
the Registration  Statement on Form S-8 (33-41210) of Richfood  Holdings,  Inc.;
and (8) the  Registration  Statement  on  Form  S-8  (333-  16411)  of  Richfood
Holdings, Inc. which report is included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.





                                        /s/ COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
July 30, 1997