Exhibit 23.1
 
                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
    As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the use of our
reports dated February 4, 1998 related to the financial statements of Coffee
People, Inc. as of December 31, 1997 and 1996 and for each of the three years in
the period ended December 31, 1997 (and to all references to our firm) included
in or made a part of this Registration Statement.
 
                                          Arthur Andersen LLP
 
Portland, Oregon,
April 22, 1998