EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting part of this
Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Agrilink Foods, Inc. of our report dated
July 31, 1998 relating to the financial statements of Agrilink Foods, Inc.,
which appears in such Prospectus. We also consent to the reference to us under
the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.


PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Rochester, New York
January 4, 1999