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Exhibit 12.1

B&G Foods, Inc.
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(In thousands, except ratios)

		Year Ended Jan. 1, 2011		Year Ended Jan. 2, 2010		Year Ended Jan. 3, 2009		Year Ended Dec. 29, 2007		Year Ended Dec. 30, 2006
Income before income tax expense		$	49,151	$	28,665	$	15,817	$	28,465	$	17,535
Add:
	Fixed charges		42,077		52,881		53,893		52,336		44,840
Income as adjusted		$	91,228	$	81,546	$	69,710	$	80,801	$	62,375
Fixed charges:
	Interest expense (excluding unrealized gain or loss on interest rate swap)	$	40,048	$	50,973	$	52,498	$	50,919	$	43,481
	Portion of rents representative of the interest factor		2,029		1,908		1,395		1,417		1,359
Fixed charges		$	42,077	$	52,881	$	53,893	$	52,336	$	44,840
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges			2.2x		1.5x		1.3x		1.5x		1.4x

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Exhibit 12.1

B&G Foods, Inc. Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (In thousands, except ratios)