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                                           |  | $                 | 24,151 |                   | $ | (2,404 | )                 |  | $                 | 2,339  |                   | $ | 23,765 |  | $ | 24,927 
|Fixed charges                                                        |  |                   |        |                   |   |        |                   |  |                   |        |                   |   |        |  |   |        
|Interest expense, including amortization of deferred financing costs |  |                   | 58,983 |                   |   | 68,088 |                   |  |                   | 62,202 |                   |   | 57,805 |  |   | 64,257 
|1/3 of rental expense                                                |  |                   | 15,320 |                   |   | 17,352 |                   |  |                   | 18,085 |                   |   | 18,109 |  |   | 18,088 
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|Total fixed charges                                                  |  |                   | 74,303 |                   |   | 85,440 |                   |  |                   | 80,287 |                   |   | 75,914 |  |   | 82,345 
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|Earnings                                                             |  | $                 | 98,454 |                   | $ | 83,036 |                   |  | $                 | 82,626 |                   | $ | 99,679 |  | $ | 107,272
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|Ratio (shortfall) of earnings to fixed charges                       |  |                   | 1.33   |                   |   | (2,404 | )                 |  |                   | 1.03   |                   |   | 1.31   |  |   | 1.30   
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