Exhibit 23.1

                          Independent Auditors' Consent



The Board of Directors
Jack in the Box Inc.:


We consent to  incorporation  by reference in the  registration  statement  Nos.
33-67450, 33-54602, 33-51490, 333-85669 and 333-26781 on Form S-8 of Jack in the
Box Inc.  of our report  dated  November 7, 2003,  relating to the  consolidated
balance sheets of Jack in the Box Inc. and subsidiaries as of September 28, 2003
and September  29, 2002,  and the related  consolidated  statements of earnings,
cash flows and stockholders'  equity for the fifty-two weeks ended September 28,
2003,  September 29, 2002 and September  30, 2001,  which report  appears in the
September  28,  2003  annual  report  on Form  10-K of Jack in the Box Inc.  and
subsidiaries,  and to the  reference  to our firm  under the  heading  "Selected
Financial Data" in Item 6 of the referenced Form 10-K.





                                    KPMG LLP



San Diego, California
December 12, 2003