Exhibit 12.1



Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges



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|                                                                     |  | September 28,2000 |        | September 27,2001 |   |        | September 26,2002 |  | September 25,2003 |        | September 30,2004
|Earnings                                                             |  |                   |        |                   |   |        |                   |  |                   |        |                   |   |        |  |   |       
|Income (loss) before taxes                                           |  | $                 | 24,772 |                   | $ | (1,785 | )                 |  | $                 | 2,934  |                   | $ | 24,371 |  | $ | 27,898
|Fixed charges                                                        |  |                   |        |                   |   |        |                   |  |                   |        |                   |   |        |  |   |       
|Interest expense, including amortization of deferred financing costs |  |                   | 54,384 |                   |   | 60,827 |                   |  |                   | 53,916 |                   |   | 49,265 |  |   | 47,206
|1/3of rental expense                                                 |  |                   | 16,952 |                   |   | 19,973 |                   |  |                   | 21,086 |                   |   | 21,208 |  |   | 24,317
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|Total fixed charges                                                  |  |                   | 71,336 |                   |   | 80,800 |                   |  |                   | 75,002 |                   |   | 70,473 |  |   | 71,523
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|Earnings                                                             |  | $                 | 96,108 |                   | $ | 79,015 |                   |  | $                 | 77,936 |                   | $ | 94,844 |  | $ | 99,421
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|Ratio (shortfall) of earnings to fixed charges                       |  |                   | 1.35   |                   |   | (1,785 | )                 |  |                   | 1.04   |                   |   | 1.35   |  |   | 1.39  
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