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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 Dec. 31, 2011		Year Ended Jan. 1, 2011		Year Ended Jan. 2, 2010		Year Ended Jan. 3, 2009		Year Ended Dec. 29, 2007
Income before income tax expense	$	76,804	$	49,151	$	28,665	$	15,817	$	28,465
Add:
Fixed charges		38,523		42,077		52,881		53,893		52,336
Income as adjusted	$	115,327	$	91,228	$	81,546	$	69,710	$	80,801
Fixed charges:
Interest expense (excluding unrealized gain or loss on interest rate swap)	$	36,675	$	40,048	$	50,973	$	52,498	$	50,919
Portion of rents representative of the interest factor		1,848		2,029		1,908		1,395		1,417
Fixed charges	$	38,523	$	42,077	$	52,881	$	53,893	$	52,336
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		3.0x		2.2x		1.5x		1.3x		1.5x

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Exhibit 12.1

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