Exhibit 12.1



Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges



|                                                                     |  | September 30, 1999 |        |   | September 28, 2000 |   | September 27, 2001 |  |   | September 26, 2002 |   | September 25, 2003
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|Earnings                                                             |  |                    |        |   |                    |   |                    |  |   |                    |   |                   
|Income (loss) before taxes                                           |  | $                  | 24,750 |   |                    | $ | 24,772             |  | $ | (1,785             | ) |                   
|Fixed charges                                                        |  |                    |        |   |                    |   |                    |  |   |                    |   |                   
|Interest expense, including amortization of deferred financing costs |  |                    | 43,174 |   |                    |   | 54,384             |  |   | 60,827             |   |                   
|Preferred stock dividends                                            |  |                    | 3,657  |   |                    |   |                   |  |   |                   |   |                   
|1/3of rental expense                                                 |  |                    | 13,517 |   |                    |   | 16,952             |  |   | 19,973             |   |                   
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|Total fixed charges                                                  |  |                    | 60,348 |   |                    |   | 71,336             |  |   | 80,800             |   |                   
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|Preferred stock dividends                                            |  |                    | (3,657 | ) |                    |   |                   |  |   |                   |   |                   
|Earnings                                                             |  | $                  | 81,441 |   |                    | $ | 96,108             |  | $ | 79,015             |   |                   
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|Ratio (shortfall) of earnings to fixed charges                       |  |                    | 1.35   |   |                    |   | 1.35               |  |   | (1,785             | ) |                   
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