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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|                                                             |  | Thirty-nine Weeks Ended |    
|                                                             |  | April 1,2006            |     |     | April 2,2005 |  
|Fixed charges:                                               |  |                         |     |     |              |   |       |    
|Interest expense                                             |  | $                       | 226 |     |              | $ | 213   |    
|Interest portion of rental expense                           |  |                         | 49  |     |              |   | 43    |    
|                                                             |  |                         |     |     |              |   |       |    
|Total fixed charges before capitalized interest              |  |                         | 275 |     |              |   | 256   |    
|Capitalized interest                                         |  |                         | 13  |     |              |   | 5     |    
|                                                             |  |                         |     |     |              |   |       |    
|Total fixed charges                                          |  | $                       | 288 |     |              | $ | 261   |    
|                                                             |  |                         |     |     |              |   |       |    
|Earnings available for fixed charges:                        |  |                         |     |     |              |   |       |    
|Income from continuing operations before income taxes        |  | $                       | 703 | (a) |              | $ | 979   | (b)
|Less undistributed (loss) income in minority-owned companies |  |                         | (3  | )   |              |   | (1    | )  
|Add minority interest in majority-owned subsidiaries         |  |                         | 9   |     |              |   | 6     |    
|Add amortization of capitalized interest                     |  |                         | 11  |     |              |   | 11    |    
|Add fixed charges before capitalized interest                |  |                         | 275 |     |              |   | 256   |    
|                                                             |  |                         |     |     |              |   |       |    
|Total earnings available for fixed charges                   |  | $                       | 995 |     |              | $ | 1,251 |    
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                           |  |                         | 3.5 |     |              |   | 4.8   |    
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|(a) | In the first nine months of fiscal 2006, the corporation recorded a charge of $43 million in income from continuing operations before income taxes in connection with certain
restructuring activities. Also, during the first nine months of fiscal 2006, the corporation recognized $114 million of contingent sales proceeds from the disposal of its European tobacco business in 1999.
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|(b) | In the first nine months of fiscal 2005, the corporation recorded income of $32 million in income from continuing operations before income taxes in connection with certain
restructuring activities. Also, during the first nine months of fiscal 2005, the corporation recognized $117 million of contingent sales proceeds from the disposal of its European tobacco business in 1999.
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