Chesapeake Franchise S-4/A Registration of securities issued in business combination transactions (amended)

Exhibit 12.1

	For the Fiscal Year Ended													For the Six-Month Period Ended
	December 27, 1998			December 26, 1999	December 31, 2000			January 1, 2002			December 31, 2002
														July 2, 2002			July 1, 2003
	(In thousands)
Fixed Charges:
Interest expensed and capitalized		925		1,636		2,076			47,104			42,883			24,604			18,271
Estimate of interest within rental expense		785		855		757			5,407			9,192			4,578			4,680
Dividends		—		—		2,373			58,520			27,594			13,529			14,424
Calculated Fixed Charges		1,710		2,491		5,206			111,031			79,669			42,711			37,375
Earnings:
Pretax income (loss) from continuing operations		(7,492	)	2,399		(6,538	)		(18,533	)		(40,107	)		(27,352	)		(20,427	)
Add: Fixed charges		1,710		2,491		2,833			52,511			52,075			42,711			37,375
Subtract: Dividends		—		—		2,373			58,520			27,594			13,529			14,424
Calculated Earnings		(5,782	)	4,890		(2,705	)		33,978			11,968			1,830			2,524
Ratio of Earning to Fixed Charges				1.96
Amount by which earning were insufficient to cover fixed charges	$	7,492			$	7,911		$	77,053		$	67,701		$	40,881		$	34,851