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                                                                   EXHIBIT 24.2


                  CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



As indpendent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this registration statement of our report dated September 12, 1994
included in Riser Food, Inc.'s Form 10-K for the year ended July 2, 1994 and to
all references to our Firm included in this registration statement.




ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


Cleveland, Ohio,
May 10, 1995