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EXHIBIT 12


H. J. Heinz Company and Subsidiaries


COMPUTATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES


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|---------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------- | ---- | ------- | ---------- |  | ---- | ---------- | --------- |  | ---------- | --------- | --------- | ---------- | ---- | ------- | --------- |  | ---- | ------- | --------- | 
|                                   |                                                                                                                                                                          | Fiscal Years Ended   |     
|                                   |                                                                                                                                                                          |                      |     
|                                   |                                                                                                                                                                          | May 3,               |      |         | April 27,  |  |      | April 28,  |           |  | April 30,  |           |           | May 1,     |     
|                                   |                                                                                                                                                                          | 2006                 |      |         | 2005       |  |      | 2004       |           |  | 2003       |           |           | 2002       |     
|                                   |                                                                                                                                                                          | (53 Weeks)           |      |         | (52 Weeks) |  |      | (52 Weeks) |           |  | (52 Weeks) |           |           | (52 Weeks) |     
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|Fixed Charges:                     |                                                                                                                                                                          |                      |      |         |            |  |      |            |           |  |            |           |           |            |      |         |           |  |      |        
|                                   | Interest expense(a)                                                                                                                                                      |                      | $    | 323,269 |            |  | $    | 238,069    |           |  | $          | 217,595   |           |            | $    | 229,682 |           |  | $    | 236,601 |          
|                                   | Capitalized interest                                                                                                                                                     |                      |      |        |            |  |      |           |           |  |            |          |           |            |      |        |           |  |      | 48      |          
|                                   | Interest component of rental expense                                                                                                                                     |                      |      | 30,184  |            |  |      | 29,074     |           |  |            | 30,753    |           |            |      | 27,156  |           |  |      | 27,912  |          
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|                                   |                                                                                                                                                                          | Total fixed charges  |      | $       | 353,453    |  |      | $          | 267,143   |  |            | $         | 248,348   |            |      | $       | 256,838   |  |      | $       | 264,561   | 
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|Earnings:                          |                                                                                                                                                                          |                      |      |         |            |  |      |            |           |  |            |           |           |            |      |         |           |  |      |        
|                                   | Income from continuing operations before adjustments for
    minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries, income or loss
    from equity investees, and income taxes |                      | $    | 701,938 |            |  | $    | 999,425    |           |  | $          | 1,072,089 |           |            | $    | 795,687 |           |  | $    | 977,850 |          
|                                   | Add: Interest expense(a)                                                                                                                                                 |                      |      | 323,269 |            |  |      | 238,069    |           |  |            | 217,595   |           |            |      | 229,682 |           |  |      | 236,601 |          
|                                   | Add: Interest component of rental expense                                                                                                                                |                      |      | 30,184  |            |  |      | 29,074     |           |  |            | 30,753    |           |            |      | 27,156  |           |  |      | 27,912  |          
|                                   | Add: Amortization of capitalized interest                                                                                                                                |                      |      | 1,818   |            |  |      | 2,012      |           |  |            | 1,924     |           |            |      | 1,666   |           |  |      | 1,862   |          
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|                                   |                                                                                                                                                                          | Earnings as adjusted |      | $       | 1,057,209  |  |      | $          | 1,268,580 |  |            | $         | 1,322,361 |            |      | $       | 1,054,191 |  |      | $       | 1,244,225 | 
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |                                                                                                                                                                          |                      | 2.99 |         |            |  | 4.75 |            |           |  | 5.32       |           |           |            | 4.10 |         |           |  | 4.70 |        
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|(a) | Interest expense includes amortization of debt expense and any
    discount or premium relating to indebtedness.