Rao's jarred pasta sauce. Ok, yeah, sounds good. By Alex Delany. May 1, 2018. Photo Courtesy of Rao's/Mathew Zucker. All products featured on Bon Appétit are independently selected by our editors.

The news of the Campbell Soup Company buying Rao’s was announced in August of 2023. The announcement alone made many give up hope on their favorite Rao’s sauce right then and there.

Rao’s marinara sauce is considered one of the best—if not the best—store-bought tomato sauces in the country.And a recent $2.7 billion takeover of the company behind the sauce seems to ...