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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 18, 2000 relating to the
financial statements and financial statement schedule of Lante Corporation,
which appears in Lante Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1999.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Chicago, Illinois
June 30, 2000



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