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EX-21.1 - EXHIBIT 21.1 SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY - B&G Foods, Inc.a2196881zex-21_1.htm

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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
Jan. 2, 2010
  Year Ended
Jan. 3, 2009
  Year Ended
Dec. 29, 2007
  Year Ended
Dec. 30, 2006
  Year Ended
Dec. 31, 2005
 

Income before income tax expense

  $ 28,665   $ 15,817   $ 28,465   $ 17,535   $ 13,240  

Add:

                               
 

Fixed charges

    52,881     53,893     52,336     44,840     42,964  
                       

Income as adjusted

  $ 81,546   $ 69,710   $ 80,801   $ 62,375   $ 56,204  
                       

Fixed charges:

                               
 

Interest expense (excluding unrealized gain or loss on interest rate swap)

  $ 50,973   $ 52,498   $ 50,919   $ 43,481   $ 41,767  
 

Portion of rents representative of the interest factor

    1,908     1,395     1,417     1,359     1,197  
                       

Fixed charges

  $ 52,881   $ 53,893   $ 52,336   $ 44,840   $ 42,964  
                       

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

    1.5x     1.3x     1.5x     1.4x     1.3x  
                       



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