Exhibit 23.1


                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

The Board of Directors
Diedrich Coffee, Inc.:

We consent to the use of our report dated September 7, 2001, with respect to
the consolidated balance sheets of Diedrich Coffee, Inc. and subsidiaries as of
June 27, 2001 and June 28, 2000, and the related consolidated statements of
operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows for the years ended June 27,
2001 and June 28,2000, the twenty-two weeks ended June 30, 1999 and the year
ended January 27, 1999, and our report dated September 25, 2001, on the related
financial statement schedule, incorporated herein by reference and to the
incorporation herein by reference of the reference to our firm under the
heading "Incorporation of Documents by Reference" incorporated herein by
reference under the heading "Information Required in the Registration
Statement" in the Registration Statement.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Orange County, California
December 5, 2001