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 30,2006 |     |     | October 1,2005 |  
|Fixed charges:                                               |  |                   |     |     |                |   |     |    
|Interest expense                                             |  | $                 | 75  |     |                | $ | 73  |    
|Interest portion of rental expense                           |  |                   | 11  |     |                |   | 12  |    
|                                                             |  |                   |     |     |                |   |     |    
|Total fixed charges before capitalized interest              |  |                   | 86  |     |                |   | 85  |    
|Capitalized interest                                         |  |                   | 2   |     |                |   | 4   |    
|                                                             |  |                   |     |     |                |   |     |    
|Total fixed charges                                          |  | $                 | 88  |     |                | $ | 89  |    
|                                                             |  |                   |     |     |                |   |     |    
|Earnings available for fixed charges:                        |  |                   |     |     |                |   |     |    
|Income before income taxes                                   |  | $                 | 205 | (a) |                | $ | 161 | (b)
|Less undistributed (loss) income in minority-owned companies |  |                   | (1  | )   |                |   | (1  | )  
|Add minority interest in majority-owned subsidiaries         |  |                   | (1  | )   |                |   | 1   |    
|Add amortization of capitalized interest                     |  |                   | 2   |     |                |   | 2   |    
|Add fixed charges before capitalized interest                |  |                   | 86  |     |                |   | 85  |    
|                                                             |  |                   |     |     |                |   |     |    
|Total earnings available for fixed charges                   |  | $                 | 291 |     |                | $ | 248 |    
|                                                             |  |                   |     |     |                |   |     |    
|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                           |  |                   | 3.3 |     |                |   | 2.8 |    
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|(a) | During the first quarter of fiscal 2007, 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 2007, the corporation recognized $120 million of contingent sales proceeds from the disposal of its European tobacco business.
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|(b) | In the first quarter of fiscal 2006, the corporation recorded less than $1 million in 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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