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                                   EXHIBIT 23

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-56417) of Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc. of our
report dated May 23, 2001 appearing on page 1 of this Form 11-K.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Francisco, California
June 29, 2001