Exhibit 23.3
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
    We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting part of this
Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Coffee People, Inc. of our report dated
August 27, 1997 relating to the consolidated financial statements of Gloria
Jean's, Inc., which appears in such Prospectus. We also consent to the reference
to us under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.
 
PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
 
San Francisco, California
April 22, 1998