EXHIBIT
31.2

CERTIFICATION
OF PERIODIC REPORT

I, David E.
Pertl, certify that:

|1. |  | I
have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Fresh Choice, Inc.
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|2. |  | Based
on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of  a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the  statements made, in
light of the circumstances under which such statements were  made, not misleading with
respect to the period covered by this quarterly  report;
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|3. |  | Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information  included in
this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the  financial condition,
results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as  of, and for, the periods
presented in this quarterly report;
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|4. |  | The
registrants other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for  establishing and
maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in  Exchange Act Rules 13a-15
(e) and 15d-15 (e)) for the registrant and we have:
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| | (a)  
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and
procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information
relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us
by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is
being prepared;
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| | (b)  
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures
and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure
controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such
evaluation; and
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| | (c)  
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter
(the registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants
internal control over financial reporting; and
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|5. |  | The
registrants other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on  our most
recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the  registrants
auditors and the audit committee of the registrants  board of directors (or persons
performing the equivalent functions):
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| | (a)  
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of
internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect
the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
information; and
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| | (b)  
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have
a  significant role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting.
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| | Date:
July  28,2004
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| | /S/
David E. PertlDavid E. PertlExecutive Vice President andChief Financial Officer
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