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Exhibit 12.1

B&G Foods, Inc.
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(Dollar Amounts in Thousands)

		Year Ended Dec. 29, 2007		Year Ended Dec. 30, 2006		Year Ended Dec. 31, 2005		Year Ended Jan. 1, 2005		Year Ended Jan. 3, 2004
Income before income tax expense		$	28,465	$	17,535	$	13,240	$	5,421	$	24,687
Add:
	Fixed charges		54,105		44,840		42,964		49,285		42,964
Income as adjusted		$	82,570	$	62,375	$	56,204	$	54,706	$	56,946
Fixed charges:
	Interest expense (including amortization and write off of debt issuance costs)	$	52,688	$	43,481	$	41,767	$	48,148	$	31,205
	Portion of rents representative of the interest factor		1,417		1,359		1,197		1,137		1,054
Fixed charges		$	54,105	$	44,840	$	42,964	$	49,285	$	32,259
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges			1.5x		1.4x		1.3x		1.1x		1.8x

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Exhibit 12.1

B&G Foods, Inc. Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (Dollar Amounts in Thousands)