EXHIBIT 23.2 

                        INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT 

Board of Directors 
The Fonda Group, Inc. 

   We consent to the use in this Registration Statement of The Fonda Group, 
Inc. on Form S-4 of our report dated January 17, 1997 on the financial 
statements of Scott Foodservice Division of Scott Paper Company, appearing in 
the Prospectus, which is part of the Registration Statement, and to the 
reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus. 

                                         /s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
                                             DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP 

   
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 
May 29, 1997