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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Board of Directors and Stockholders
Del Monte Foods Company
We consent to incorporation by reference in this registration statement on Form
S-8 of Del Monte Foods Company of our report dated July 23, 1999, relating to
the consolidated balance sheets of Del Monte Foods Company as of June 30, 1999
and 1998 and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders'
equity (deficit) and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period
ended June 30, 1999, which report appears in the June 30, 1999, annual report on
Form 10-K of Del Monte Foods Company.
/s/ KPMG LLP
San Francisco, California
June 1, 2000
