EXHIBIT 23

                          Independent Auditors' Consent



The Board of Directors
International Multifoods Corporation:


We consent to incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-34173
on Form S-8 of International Multifoods Corporation of our report dated May 4,
2001, relating to the statements of financial condition of the Stock Purchase
Plan of Robin Hood Multifoods Inc. as of February 28, 2001 and February 29,
2000, and the related statements of income and changes in plan equity for each
of the years in the three-year period ended February 28, 2001, which report
appears in the February 28, 2001 Annual Report on Form 11-K of International
Multifoods Corporation.



/s/  KPMG LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
May 22, 2001