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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 24, 1996 appearing on page 1 of this Form 11-K.

/s/ PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
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    PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP

San Francisco, California

June 18, 1996