Exhibit 23.7





                             CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT
                          CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS





Organic Food Products, Inc.
Morgan Hill, California

We hereby consent to the use in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus
constituting a part of the Registration Statement on Form S-4 to be filed with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on or about July 21, 1999 of our
report dated April 29, 1999, relating to the financial statements of Organic
Ingredients, Inc., which are contained in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus.

We also consent to the reference to us under the caption "Experts" in the Joint
Proxy Statement/Prospectus.






                                           Hutchinson and Bloodgood LLP

Watsonville, California
July 21, 1999