Exhibit 12



Del Monte Foods Company and Subsidiaries

Statement Re:
Computation of Earnings to Fixed Charges



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|                                                      |  | Fiscal Year                  |      
|                                                      |  | 2004                         |       | 2003 |   | 2002  |  | 2001 |      
|                                                      |  | (In millions, except ratios) |      
|Earnings:                                             |  |                              |       |      |   |       |  |      |       |  |   |       |  
|Income from continuing operations before income taxes |  | $                            | 251.2 |      | $ | 195.4 |  | $    | 255.9 |  | $ | (37.1 | )
|Interest expense                                      |  |                              | 129.0 |      |   | 45.3  |  |      |      |  |   |      |  
|Interest portion of rent expense(a)                   |  |                              | 16.5  |      |   | 15.7  |  |      | 4.1   |  |   | 1.7   |  
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|Earnings (loss)                                       |  | $                            | 396.7 |      | $ | 256.4 |  | $    | 260.0 |  | $ | (35.4 | )
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|Fixed Charges:                                        |  |                              |       |      |   |       |  |      |       |  |   |       |  
|Interest expense                                      |  | $                            | 129.0 |      | $ | 45.3  |  | $    |      |  | $ |      |  
|Interest portion of rent expense(a)                   |  |                              | 16.5  |      |   | 15.7  |  |      | 4.1   |  |   | 1.7   |  
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|Fixed charges                                         |  | $                            | 145.5 |      | $ | 61.0  |  | $    | 4.1   |  | $ | 1.7   |  
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|Fixed Charge Ratio:                                   |  |                              |       |      |   |       |  |      |       |  |   |       |  
|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                    |  |                              | 2.7   |      |   | 4.2   |  |      | 64.0  |  |   | n/a   |  
|Deficiency of earnings to cover fixed charges         |  | $                            |      |      | $ |      |  | $    |      |  |   | (37.1 | )

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|(a) | Interest portion of rent expense is estimated to be 33% of operating lease and rental expense for the period.
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