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 2, 2005(1)        |       |   | March 27, 2004(2) |  
|Fixed charges:                                               |  |                         |       |   |                   |   |       |  
|Interest expense                                             |  | $                       | 214   |   |                   | $ | 195   |  
|Interest portion of rental expense                           |  |                         | 52    |   |                   |   | 50    |  
|                                                             |  |                         |       |   |                   |   |       |  
|Total fixed charges before capitalized interest              |  |                         | 266   |   |                   |   | 245   |  
|Capitalized interest                                         |  |                         | 6     |   |                   |   | 8     |  
|                                                             |  |                         |       |   |                   |   |       |  
|Total fixed charges                                          |  | $                       | 272   |   |                   | $ | 253   |  
|                                                             |  |                         |       |   |                   |   |       |  
|Earnings available for fixed charges:                        |  |                         |       |   |                   |   |       |  
|Income before income taxes                                   |  | $                       | 1,127 |   |                   | $ | 1,117 |  
|Less undistributed (loss) income in minority-owned companies |  |                         | (1    | ) |                   |   | (1    | )
|Add minority interest in majority-owned subsidiaries         |  |                         | 9     |   |                   |   | 2     |  
|Add amortization of capitalized interest                     |  |                         | 12    |   |                   |   | 13    |  
|Add fixed charges before capitalized interest                |  |                         | 266   |   |                   |   | 245   |  
|                                                             |  |                         |       |   |                   |   |       |  
|Total earnings available for fixed charges                   |  | $                       | 1,413 |   |                   | $ | 1,376 |  
|                                                             |  |                         |       |   |                   |   |       |  
|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                           |  |                         | 5.2   |   |                   |   | 5.4   |  
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|(1) | During the first nine months of fiscal 2005, the corporation recognized pretax income of $35 million in connection with certain restructuring activities. Also during the first nine
months of fiscal 2005, the corporation recognized $117 million of contingent sale proceeds from the disposal of its European tobacco business in fiscal 1999.
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|(2) | During the first nine months of fiscal 2004, the corporation recorded a pretax charge of $11 million in connection with certain restructuring activities. Also during the first nine
months of fiscal 2004, the corporation recognized $119 million of contingent sale proceeds from the disposal of its European tobacco business in fiscal 1999.
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