**EXHIBIT12.1**

 

Computation of Ratios ofCombined Earnings andPreferred Stock Dividends to Earnings(dollars in thousands)

 
|                                                                       |   | **Nine  Months  Ended   Jan. 2,   1999** |   | **Fiscal  Year  Ended   Jan. 2,   1999** |   | **Fiscal  Year  Ended   Jan. 1,   2000** |   | **Fiscal  Year  Ended   Dec. 30,   2000** |   | **Fiscal  Year  Ended   Dec. 29,   2001** |   | **Fiscal  Year  Ended   Dec. 28,   2002** |   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|------------------------------------------|--------|------------------------------------------|--------|------------------------------------------|--------|-------------------------------------------|--------|-------------------------------------------|--------|-------------------------------------------|--------|
| Interest  expense (1)                                                      |   | $                                        | 8,177  |                                     | $      | 10,414                                   |   | $                                         | 10,614 |                                      | $      | 10,612                                    |   | $ | 10,663 |   | $ | 11,988 |   |
| Estimated  interest portion of rent expense                                |   | 74                                       |   | 91                                       |   | 110                                      |   | 120                                       |   | 101                                       |   | 51                                        |   |
| Fixed  charges                                                             |   | 8,251                                    |   | 10,505                                   |   | 10,723                                   |   | 10,732                                    |   | 10,764                                    |   | 12,039                                    |   |
| Income  (loss) before income taxes                                         |   | (1,561                                   | )      | (1,320                                   | )      | (4,719                                   | )      | (3,357                                    | )      | (8,735                                    | )      | (7,408                                    | )      |
| Earnings                                                                   |   | 6,690                                    |   | 9,185                                    |   | 6,004                                    |   | 7,375                                     |   | 2,029                                     |   | 4,631                                     |   |
| Preferred  stock dividend requirements(2)                                  |   | (215                                     | )      | (215                                     | )      | (567                                     | )      | (578                                      | )      | (1,625                                    | )      | (2,478                                    | )      |
| Combined  earnings and preferred stock dividends                           |   | 6,475                                    |   | 8,970                                    |   | 5,437                                    |   | 6,797                                     |   | 405                                       |   | 2,153                                     |   |
| Ratio  of combined earnings and preferred stock dividends to fixed charges |   | 0.78                                     |   | 0.85                                     |   | 0.51                                     |   | 0.63                                      |   | 0.04                                      |   | 0.18                                      |   |
| Earnings  insufficiency                                                    |   | (1,776                                   | )      | (1,535                                   | )      | (5,286                                   | )      | (3,935                                    | )      | (10,360                                   | )      | (9,886                                    | )      |
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(1)        Including amortization of deferredfinancing costs.

(2)        After tax.

 

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