Exhibit 23.1

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration  Statement
on Form S-3/A of our report  dated  March 5, 2004 of Synergy  Brands,  Inc.  and
Subsidiaries  , relating to the  consolidated  balance sheet of Synergy  Brands,
Inc.  and  Subsidiaries  as of December  31,  2003 and the related  consolidated
statements of operations, changes in stockholders' equity and comprehensive loss
and cash flows for the years  ended  December  31,  2003 and 2002  which  report
appears in the 2004  Annual  Report on Form 10-K of  Synergy  Brands,  Inc.  and
Subsidiaries.


/s/ Grant Thornton LLP
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New York, New York
September 6, 2005