B&G Foods, Inc. - FORM 10-K - EX-12.1 - EX-12.1 COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES - March 4, 2015

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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. 3, 2015 		  Year Ended
Dec. 28, 2013 		  Year Ended
Dec. 29, 2012 		  Year Ended
Dec. 31, 2011 		  Year Ended
Jan. 1, 2011 		 

Income before income tax expense

   $ 63,777   $ 80,892   $ 90,914   $ 76,804   $ 49,151  

Add:

                                

Fixed charges

     49,000     43,947     49,486     38,523     42,077  
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Income as adjusted

   $ 112,777   $ 124,839   $ 140,400   $ 115,327   $ 91,228  
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Fixed charges:

                                

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

   $ 46,573   $ 41,813   $ 47,660   $ 36,675   $ 40,048  

Portion of rents representative of the interest factor

     2,427     2,134     1,826     1,848     2,029  
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Fixed charges

   $ 49,000   $ 43,947   $ 49,486   $ 38,523   $ 42,077  
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

     2.3x     2.8x     2.8x     3.0x     2.2x  
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