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 the Registration Statement Nos.
33-42278 and 33-50039 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 and related consolidated financial statement schedule for each of the
years in the three year period ended June 28, 2000, which reports appear in the
June 28, 2000 annual report on Form 10-K of Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.
KPMG LLP
Jacksonville, Florida
August 9, 2000
