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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. 29, 2012		Year Ended Dec. 31, 2011		Year Ended Jan. 1, 2011		Year Ended Jan. 2, 2010		Year Ended Jan. 3, 2009
Income before income tax expense	$	90,914	$	76,804	$	49,151	$	28,665	$	15,817
Add:
Fixed charges		49,486		38,523		42,077		52,881		53,893
Income as adjusted	$	140,400	$	115,327	$	91,228	$	81,546	$	69,710
Fixed charges:
Interest expense (excluding unrealized gain or loss on interest rate swap)	$	47,660	$	36,675	$	40,048	$	50,973	$	52,498
Portion of rents representative of the interest factor		1,826		1,848		2,029		1,908		1,395
Fixed charges	$	49,486	$	38,523	$	42,077	$	52,881	$	53,893
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		2.8x		3.0x		2.2x		1.5x		1.3x

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Exhibit 12.1

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