EXHIBIT 12.1



SARA LEE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(In millions except ratios)



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|                                                                                                             |  | Year-ended     
|                                                                                                             |  | July 1, 2006(1) |       | July 2, 2005(2)
|Fixed charges:                                                                                               |  |                 |       |                 |   |      
|Interest expense                                                                                             |  | $               | 308   |                 | $ | 288  
|Interest portion of rental expense                                                                           |  |                 | 66    |                 |   | 61   
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|Total fixed charges before capitalized interest and                                                          |  |                 |       |                 |   |      
|preference security dividends of consolidated subsidiaries                                                   |  |                 | 374   |                 |   | 349  
|Preference security dividends of consolidated subsidiaries                                                   |  |                 |      |                 |   |     
|Capitalized interest                                                                                         |  |                 | 20    |                 |   | 9    
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|Total fixed charges                                                                                          |  | $               | 394   |                 | $ | 358  
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|Earnings available for fixed charges:                                                                        |  |                 |       |                 |   |      
|Income before income taxes from continuing operations                                                        |  | $               | 683   |                 | $ | 1,180
|Less undistributed income (loss) in minority owned companies                                                 |  |                 |      |                 |   | 1    
|Add minority interest in majority-owned subsidiaries                                                         |  |                 | 11    |                 |   | 8    
|Add amortization of capitalized interest                                                                     |  |                 | 15    |                 |   | 15   
|Add fixed charges before capitalized interest and preference security dividends of consolidated subsidiaries |  |                 | 374   |                 |   | 349  
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|Total earnings available for fixed charges                                                                   |  | $               | 1,083 |                 | $ | 1,553
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                                                           |  |                 | 2.7   |                 |   | 4.3  
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|(1) | During fiscal 2006, the corporation recorded a pretax charge of $88 million in connection with certain restructuring activities. Also during fiscal 2006, the corporation recognized
an impairment charge of $193 million and $114 million of contingent sales proceeds from the disposal of its European tobacco business in 1999.
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|(2) | During fiscal 2005, the corporation recorded a pretax charge of $90 million in connection with certain restructuring activities. Also during 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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