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                                    EXHIBIT

                                     23.1

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               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

The Board of Directors and Stockholders of
   Bev-Tyme, Inc.
   New York, New York

     We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting a part of this
Registration Statement on Form SB-2 of our report dated March 21, 1996 [except
for Note 17C as to which the date is April 11, 1996], relating to the
consolidated financial statements of Bev-Tyme, Inc. which is contained in the
Prospectus.

     We also consent to the reference to us under the caption "Experts" in the
Prospectus.

                                             MOORE STEPHENS, P.C.
                                             Certified Public Accountants.

Cranford, New Jersey
July 22, 1996


