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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



The Board of Directors
Performance Food Group Company:

We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements (Nos.
333-12223 and 33-72400) on Form S-8 and the registration statements (Nos.
333-24679 and 333-68877) on Form S-4 of Performance Food Group Company of our
reports dated February 7, 1999, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of
Performance Food Group Company and subsidiaries as of January 2, 1999 and
December 27, 1997, the related consolidated statements of earnings,
shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of the fiscal years in the
three-year period ended January 2, 1999, and the related financial statement
schedule, which reports are included this Form 10-K.


                                         /s/ KPMG LLP

Richmond, Virginia
March 31, 1999