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                                                                    Exhibit 23A


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT AND REPORT ON SCHEDULE


We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statements No.
33-35815, No. 33-35816, No. 33-35817, and No. 33-42452 of Liqui-Box Corporation
on Form S-8 of our report dated March 11, 1997 incorporated by reference in this
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Liqui-Box Corporation for the year ended December
28, 1996.

Our audits of the financial statements referred to in our aforementioned report
also included the 1996 and 1995 financial statement schedules of Liqui-Box
Corporation, listed in Item 14(a). This financial statement schedules are the
responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion based on our audits. In our opinion, such 1996 and 1995 financial
statement schedules, when considered in relation to the basic 1996 financial
statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the
information set forth therein.




/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Columbus, Ohio
March 26, 1997












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