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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|                                                             |  | Thirteen Weeks Ended |    
|                                                             |  | October 1,2005       |     |     | October 2,2004 |  
|Fixed charges:                                               |  |                      |     |     |                |   |     |    
|Interest expense                                             |  | $                    | 74  |     |                | $ | 67  |    
|Interest portion of rental expense                           |  |                      | 17  |     |                |   | 15  |    
|                                                             |  |                      |     |     |                |   |     |    
|Total fixed charges before capitalized interest              |  |                      | 91  |     |                |   | 82  |    
|Capitalized interest                                         |  |                      | 4   |     |                |   | 3   |    
|                                                             |  |                      |     |     |                |   |     |    
|Total fixed charges                                          |  | $                    | 95  |     |                | $ | 85  |    
|                                                             |  |                      |     |     |                |   |     |    
|Earnings available for fixed charges:                        |  |                      |     |     |                |   |     |    
|Income before income taxes                                   |  | $                    | 306 | (a) |                | $ | 427 | (b)
|Less undistributed (loss) income in minority-owned companies |  |                      | (1  | )   |                |   | 1   |    
|Add minority interest in majority-owned subsidiaries         |  |                      | 3   |     |                |   | 2   |    
|Add amortization of capitalized interest                     |  |                      | 4   |     |                |   | 4   |    
|Add fixed charges before capitalized interest                |  |                      | 91  |     |                |   | 82  |    
|                                                             |  |                      |     |     |                |   |     |    
|Total earnings available for fixed charges                   |  | $                    | 403 |     |                | $ | 516 |    
|                                                             |  |                      |     |     |                |   |     |    
|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                           |  |                      | 4.2 |     |                |   | 6.1 |    
|                                                             |  |                      |     |     |                |   |     |    

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|(a) | During the first quarter of fiscal 2006, the corporation recognized income of $1 million of pretax income from continuing operations in connection with certain restructuring
actions. Also, during the first quarter of fiscal 2006, the corporation recognized $114 million of contingent sales proceeds from the disposal of its European tobacco business.
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|(b) | In the first quarter of fiscal 2005, the corporation recorded income of $6 million in pretax income from continuing operations in connection with certain restructuring actions.
Also, during the first quarter of fiscal 2005, the corporation recognized $117 million of contingent sales proceeds from the disposal of its European tobacco business.
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