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 relating to the Employees' Voluntary Investment and Savings Plan of
International Multifoods Corporation, No. 333-34173 on Form S-8 relating to the
Stock Purchase Plan of Robin Hood Multifoods Inc., No 2-84236 on Form S-8
relating to the 1983 Stock Option Incentive Plan of International Multifoods
Corporation, No. 33-6223 on Form S-8 relating to the 1986 Stock Option Incentive
Plan of International Multifoods Corporation, No. 33-30979 on Form S-8 relating
to the Amended and Restated 1989 Stock-Based Incentive Plan of International
Multifoods Corporation, No. 333-34171 on Form S-8 and No. 333-69387 on Form S-8
relating to the 1997 Stock-Based Incentive Plan of International Multifoods
Corporation, No.333-64075 on Form S-8 relating to the Consulting Agreement
between International Multifoods Corporation and Daryl Schaller and No. 33-65221
on Form S-3 relating to certain debt securities of International Multifoods
Corporation of our reports dated March 27, 2001, relating to the consolidated
balance sheets of International Multifoods Corporation and subsidiaries as of
March 3, 2001 and February 29, 2000 and the related consolidated statements of
operations, cash flows, and shareholders' equity, and related financial
statement schedule for each of the fiscal years in the three-year period ended
March 3, 2001, which reports appear or are incorporated by reference in the
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 3, 2001, of
International Multifoods Corporation.





/s/ KPMG LLP
Minneapolis,  Minnesota
May 25, 2001