EXHIBIT 12.1

SARA LEE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(in millions, except ratios)

(Unaudited)



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|                                                             |  | Quarter Ended      |    
|                                                             |  | September 29, 2007 |     |     | September 30, 2006 |  
|                                                             | 
|Fixed charges:                                               |  |                    |     |     |                    |   |     |    
|Interest expense                                             |  | $                  | 54  |     |                    | $ | 75  |    
|Interest portion of rental expense                           |  |                    | 11  |     |                    |   | 11  |    
|                                                             |  |                    |     |     |                    |   |     |    
|Total fixed charges before capitalized interest              |  |                    | 65  |     |                    |   | 86  |    
|Capitalized interest                                         |  |                    | 3   |     |                    |   | 2   |    
|                                                             |  |                    |     |     |                    |   |     |    
|Total fixed charges                                          |  | $                  | 68  |     |                    | $ | 88  |    
|                                                             |  |                    |     |     |                    |   |     |    
|                                                             |  |                   
|Earnings available for fixed charges:                        |  |                    |     |     |                    |   |     |    
|Income before income taxes                                   |  | $                  | 265 | (a) |                    | $ | 205 | (b)
|Less undistributed (loss) income in minority-owned companies |  |                    | (1  | )   |                    |   | (1  | )  
|Add minority interest in majority-owned subsidiaries         |  |                    | 2   |     |                    |   | (1  | )  
|Add amortization of capitalized interest                     |  |                    | 3   |     |                    |   | 2   |    
|Add fixed charges before capitalized interest                |  |                    | 65  |     |                    |   | 86  |    
|                                                             |  |                    |     |     |                    |   |     |    
|Total earnings available for fixed charges                   |  | $                  | 334 |     |                    | $ | 291 |    
|                                                             |  |                    |     |     |                    |   |     |    
|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                           |  |                    | 4.9 |     |                    |   | 3.3 |    
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|(a) | During the first quarter of fiscal 2008, the corporation recognized $4 million of pretax expense from continuing operations in connection with certain restructuring actions. Also,
during the first quarter of fiscal 2008, the corporation recognized $130 million of contingent sales proceeds from the disposal of its European tobacco business.
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|(b) | In the first quarter of fiscal 2007, the corporation recognized $1 million of pretax income from continuing operations in connection with certain restructuring actions. Also, during
the first quarter of fiscal 2007, the corporation recognized $120 million of contingent sales proceeds from the disposal of its European tobacco business.
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