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                                                                 EXHIBIT 23.2


                      [Letterhead of Arthur Andersen LLP]

                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporated by
reference of our report dated March 20, 1998 (except with respect to the matter
discussed in Note 3 to the financial statements, as to which the date is March
25, 1999) included in this Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 1999,
into Atlantic Premium Brands, Ltd.'s previously filed Registration Statements on
Form S-8 File Nos. 33-80010 and 333-39561.


                                           /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP


Baltimore, Maryland
April 26, 2000