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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|                                                             |  | Nine Months Ended |    
|                                                             |  | March 31,2007     |     |     | April 1,2006 |  
|Fixed charges:                                               |  |                   |     |     |              |   |     |    
|Interest expense                                             |  | $                 | 203 |     |              | $ | 224 |    
|Interest portion of rental expense                           |  |                   | 32  |     |              |   | 35  |    
|                                                             |  |                   |     |     |              |   |     |    
|Total fixed charges before capitalized interest              |  |                   | 235 |     |              |   | 259 |    
|Capitalized interest                                         |  |                   | 14  |     |              |   | 13  |    
|                                                             |  |                   |     |     |              |   |     |    
|Total fixed charges                                          |  | $                 | 249 |     |              | $ | 272 |    
|                                                             |  |                   |     |     |              |   |     |    
|Earnings available for fixed charges:                        |  |                   |     |     |              |   |     |    
|Income before income taxes from continuing operations        |  | $                 | 297 | (a) |              | $ | 303 | (b)
|Less undistributed (loss) income in minority-owned companies |  |                   |    |     |              |   | (3  | )  
|Add minority interest in majority-owned subsidiaries         |  |                   | (4  | )   |              |   | 9   |    
|Add amortization of capitalized interest                     |  |                   | 7   |     |              |   | 8   |    
|Add fixed charges before capitalized interest                |  |                   | 235 |     |              |   | 259 |    
|                                                             |  |                   |     |     |              |   |     |    
|Total earnings available for fixed charges                   |  | $                 | 535 |     |              | $ | 576 |    
|                                                             |  |                   |     |     |              |   |     |    
|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                           |  |                   | 2.1 |     |              |   | 2.1 |    
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|(a) | During the first nine months of fiscal 2007, the corporation recorded a pretax charge of $69 million in connection with certain restructuring activities. Also during fiscal 2007,
the corporation recognized an impairment charge of $156 million and $120 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 2006, the corporation recorded a pretax charge of $41 million in connection with certain restructuring actions. 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.
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