Exhibit 23.1

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration  Statement
on Form S-3 of Synergy Brands,  Inc. and  Subsidiaries of our report dated March
5, 2004, relating to the consolidated  balance sheet of Synergy Brands, Inc. and
Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2003 and the related consolidated  statements of
operations,  changes in  stockholders'  equity and  comprehensive  loss and cash
flows for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002 which report appears in the
2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K of Synergy Brands, Inc. and Subsidiaries.


/s/ Grant Thornton LLP
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New York, New York
July 11, 2005