EXHIBIT 23.1


                     CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS




We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting part of this
Amendment No. 1 to 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.


/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
    
    PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

    Rochester, New York
    February 10, 1999