Flowers Foods (FLO) 8-K Other Events

Exhibit 12.1

Flowers Foods, Inc.

Computation of Historical Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(in thousands, except ratio data)

	Fiscal Year Ended
	12/31/2011		1/1/2011		1/2/2010		1/3/2009		12/29/2007
Fixed Charges:
Interest Expense	$	10,172	$	8,164	$	11,587	$	6,137	$	3,450
Interest Portion of Rent Expense (1)		23,399		20,953		19,569		18,480		17,920
Total Fixed Charges	$	33,571	$	29,117	$	31,156	$	24,617	$	21,370
Earnings:
Income Before Income Taxes	$	191,966	$	210,380	$	207,759	$	190,051	$	153,085
Plus: Fixed Charges (2)		33,751		29,117		31,156		24,617		21,370
Earnings Available to Cover Fixed Charges	$	225,537	$	239,497	$	238,915	$	214,668	$	174,455
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges		6.7x		8.2x		7.7x		8.7x		8.2x

(1) One-third of total rent expense is the portion deemed representative of the interest factor.

(2) Fixed charges represents gross interest expense plus the interest portion of rent expense.