EXHIBIT 23(a)








CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration
statement of Kash n' Karry Food Stores, Inc. on Form S-8 related
to the 1995 Key Employee Stock Option Plan, of our report dated
September 15, 1995, on our audit of the financial statements of
Kash n' Karry Food Stores, Inc. as of July 30, 1995 and for the
thirty weeks ended July 30, 1995 and the twenty-two weeks ended
January 1, 1995, which report is included in the annual report on
Form 10-K.



/s/ Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
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Tampa, Florida
March 12, 1996