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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
The Board of Directors
CUISINE SOLUTIONS, INC.:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements,
(Nos. 33-60614 and 33-60616) on Form S-8 of Cuisine Solutions, Inc. of our
report dated September 15, 2000, relating to the consolidated balance sheet of
Cuisine Solutions, Inc. and subsidiaries as of June 24, 2000, and the related
consolidated statement of operations, changes in stockholders' equity, and cash
flows for the year then ended, and related schedule, which report appears in the
June 24, 2000 annual report on Form 10-K of Cuisine Solutions, Inc..
Vienna, Virginia Grant Thornton LLP
September 15, 2000
