Exhibit 23.1
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
The Shareholders and the Board of Directors
Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on
Form S-8 of Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. of our reports dated August 9, 2000,
relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., and
subsidiaries as of June 28, 2000, and June 30, 1999, and the related
consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows for
each of the years in the three-year period ended June 28, 2000, and the related
financial statement schedule, which reports appear in the June 28, 2000, annual
report on Form 10-K of Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.
/s/ KPMG, L.L.P.
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KPMG, L.L.P.
Jacksonville, Florida
August 22, 2000