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                                                                     Exhibit 23

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement No. 333-91123 on Form S-8 of our
report dated February 9, 2000 relating to the consolidated financial
statements, which appears in the Annual Report to Shareholders of Delhaize
America, Inc., which is incorporated by reference in Delhaize America, Inc.'s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 1, 2000.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Charlotte, North Carolina
September 19, 2000