EXHIBIT 12

SARA LEE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(In millions except ratios)



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|                                                                                                               |  | Year Ended     |    
|                                                                                                               |  | June 272009(1) |     |   | June 282008(2) |  
|Fixed charges:                                                                                                 |  |                |     |   |                |   |     |  
|Interest expense                                                                                               |  | $              | 170 |   |                | $ | 187 |  
|Interest portion of rental expense                                                                             |  |                | 48  |   |                |   | 49  |  
|                                                                                                               |  |                |     |   |                |   |     |  
|Total fixed charges before capitalized interest and preference security dividends of consolidated subsidiaries |  |                | 218 |   |                |   | 236 |  
|Preference security dividends of consolidated subsidiaries                                                     |  |                | 0   |   |                |   | 0   |  
|Capitalized interest                                                                                           |  |                | 10  |   |                |   | 18  |  
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|Total fixed charges                                                                                            |  | $              | 228 |   |                | $ | 254 |  
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|Earnings available for fixed charges:                                                                          |  |                |     |   |                |   |     |  
|Income before income taxes continuing operations                                                               |  | $              | 588 |   |                | $ | 160 |  
|Less undistributed income in minority owned companies                                                          |  |                | (1  | ) |                |   | (1  | )
|Add minority interest in majority-owned subsidiaries                                                           |  |                | 11  |   |                |   | 10  |  
|Add amortization of capitalized interest                                                                       |  |                | 13  |   |                |   | 12  |  
|Add fixed charges before capitalized interest and preference security dividends of consolidated subsidiaries   |  |                | 218 |   |                |   | 236 |  
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|Total earnings available for fixed charges                                                                     |  | $              | 829 |   |                | $ | 417 |  
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                                                             |  |                | 3.6 |   |                |   | 1.6 |  
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|(1) | During fiscal 2009, the corporation recorded a pretax charge of $114 million in connection with certain restructuring activities. Also during fiscal 2009, the corporation recognized
an impairment charge of $314 million and $150 million of contingent sales proceeds from the disposal of its European tobacco business in 1999.
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|(2) | During fiscal 2008, the corporation recorded a pretax charge of $38 million in connection with certain restructuring activities. Also during fiscal 2008, the corporation recognized
an impairment charge of $851 million and $130 million of contingent sales proceeds from the disposal of its European tobacco business in 1999.
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