Big Heart Pet Brands S-4 Registration of securities issued in business combination transactions

Exhibit 12.1

Del Monte Foods Company and Subsidiaries

Statement Re: Computation of Earnings to Fixed Charges

	Fiscal Year										Nine months ended
	2009		2008		2007		2006		2005		January 31, 2010		January 25, 2009
	(In millions, except ratios)
Earnings:
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	226.5	$	189.6	$	146.8	$	154.5	$	97.2	$	284.8	$	122.4
Interest expense		110.3		131.4		133.5		71.4		118.3		96.9		85.1
Interest portion of rent expense (a)		16.5		16.2		15.5		15.1		14.1		13.5		12.4
Earnings	$	353.3	$	337.2	$	295.8	$	241.0	$	229.6	$	395.2	$	219.9
Fixed Charges:
Interest expense	$	110.3	$	131.4	$	133.5	$	71.4	$	118.3	$	96.9	$	85.1
Interest portion of rent expense (a)		16.5		16.2		15.5		15.1		14.1		13.5		12.4
Fixed charges	$	126.8	$	147.6	$	149.0	$	86.5	$	132.4	$	110.4	$	97.5
Fixed Charge Ratio:
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		2.8x		2.3x		2.0x		2.8x		1.7x		3.6x		2.3x

(a) Interest portion of rent expense is assumed to be equal to 33% of operating lease expense for the period.