Stater Bros S-4 Registration of securities issued in business combination transactions

Exhibit 12.1

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

	Sept. 24, 2006(1)			Sept. 30, 2007(1)			Sept. 28, 2008(1)			Sept. 27, 2009(1)			Sept. 26, 2010(1)			Mar. 28, 2010(2)			Mar. 27, 2011(2)
Earnings:
Income before income taxes	$	44,011		$	82,674		$	66,630		$	54,250		$	41,171		$	12,678		$	14,688
Amortization of capitalized interest		219			226			469			849			843			422			414
Interest		58,476			67,849			65,531			65,572			65,330			32,964			28,826
Less interest capitalized during the period		(4,276	)		(9,806	)		(11,261	)		(522	)		(16	)		(16	)		(88	)
Net amortization of debt discount and premium and issuance expense		3,038			5,496			3,193			3,202			3,202			1,614			4,872
Interest portion of rental expense		23,681			21,762			23,021			25,319			26,891			13,526			13,553
Earnings as adjusted	$	125,149		$	168,201		$	147,583		$	148,670		$	137,421		$	61,188		$	62,265
Fixed charges:
Interest	$	58,476		$	67,849		$	65,531		$	65,572		$	65,330		$	32,964		$	28,826
Net amortization of debt discount and premium and issuance expense		3,038			5,496			3,193			3,202			3,202			1,614			4,872
Interest portion of rental expense		23,681			21,762			23,021			25,319			26,891			13,526			13,553
Fixed charges	$	85,195		$	95,107		$	91,745		$	94,093		$	95,423		$	48,104		$	47,251
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges		1.47			1.77			1.61			1.58			1.44			1.27			1.32

(1) Fiscal years 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010 were 52-week years while fiscal 2007 was a 53-week year

(2) Twenty-Six week periods