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                                   EXHIBIT 23
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                                                                     EXHIBIT 23

                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

         We consent to the incorporation by reference in Post-Effective
Amendment No. 11 to Registration Statement No. 33-15017, Post-Effective
Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-29111, Post-Effective
Amendment No. 5 to Registration Statement No. 33-79014, Post-Effective Amendment
No. 2 to Registration Statement No. 333-32455, and Post-Effective Amendment No.
2 to Registration Statement No. 333-33439 on Forms S-8 of our report dated May
7, 1998, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Fresh Foods, Inc. for
the fiscal year ended February 27, 1998.





DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Charlotte, North Carolina
May 27, 1998