EXHIBIT 23

                              CONSENT OF KPMG LLP

Board of Directors
Atlantic Premium Brands, Ltd.:

We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements (No.
33-80010 and 333-39561) on Form S-8 of Atlantic Premium Brands, Ltd. of our
report dated March 20, 2002, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of
Atlantic Premium Brands, Ltd. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2000 and 2001,
and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity, and
cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31,
2001, which report appears in the December 31, 2001 annual report on Form 10-K
of Atlantic Premium Brands, Ltd.



/s/ KPMG LLP


Chicago, Illinois
March 27, 2002