EXHIBIT 23


                      Independent Auditors' Consent




The Board of Directors
International Multifoods Corporation

We consent to incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No.
333-51399 on Form S-8 of International Multifoods Corporation of our
report dated May 26, 2000, relating to the statements of net assets
available for plan benefits of the Employees' Voluntary Investment and
Savings Plan of International Multifoods Corporation as of December 31,
1999 and 1998, and the related statements of changes in net assets
available for plan benefits for the years then ended, and the
supplemental information as of and for the year ended December 31, 1999
which report appears in the December 31, 1999 Annual Report on Form 11-
K of International Multifoods Corporation.



                                        /s/ KPMG LLP



Minneapolis, Minnesota
June 14, 2000