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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.6
 
                          CONSENT OF DIRECTOR NOMINEE
 
     The undersigned hereby consents to the reference of the undersigned as a
director nominee of the successor corporation to Food 4 Less Supermarkets, Inc.
(the "Company") in the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4.
 
                                                /s/  PATRICK L. GRAHAM
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                                                     Patrick L. Graham