Rao's Homemade is owned by Campbell's (the United States, NASDAQ: CPB), which acquired the brand on 12 March 2024 from Sovos Brands, as part of a $2.7 billion deal that also included Noosa.[1][2] Before Campbell's, Rao's Homemade was owned by Sovos Brands from 2017 to 2024.[2]
Evidence: The Campbell's Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-09-24, SEC EDGAR, 24 September 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Rao's Homemade sells pasta sauce made to the recipe of a Harlem restaurant so small and so hard to book that its reputation carried the retail brand entirely. Campbell's acquired parent Sovos Brands in 2024 for $2.7 billion, its largest deal since Snyder's-Lance.
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Campbell's controls 15 brands on Brandtree, 14 of them in food.
The 90 brands in sauces & ketchup on Brandtree belong to 52 owners. The largest is Develey, with 6; Campbell's has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bautz'ner | Develey | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Chungjungone | Daesang | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Haitian | Haitian | 🇨🇳 China |
| Búfalo | Grupo Herdez | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| A.1. | Kraft Heinz | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Las Palmas | B&G Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Erisco | Erisco Foods | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
| Hon Tsuyu | Kikkoman | 🇯🇵 Japan |
Campbell's is a publicly listed company headquartered in Camden, New Jersey, United States, founded in 1869. Brandtree records 15 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: CPB.
Campbell's was founded in Camden, New Jersey in 1869 and made its name with condensed soup, invented in 1897 by a chemist who realised that removing the water halved the shipping cost. It renamed itself from Campbell Soup Company in 2024 to reflect that snacks now generate about half its revenue.
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Rao's Homemade is not one of them.
Campbell's acquired Sovos Brands for $23 per share in cash, principally to obtain Rao's Homemade, a premium pasta sauce growing far faster than the rest of the category. The Federal Trade Commission cleared the deal after a second request.
The parent company of Rao's Homemade is Campbell's, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Yes. Rao's Homemade originated in the United States in 1992 and its owner, Campbell's, is also headquartered in the United States.
Campbell's completed its acquisition of Rao's Homemade on 12 March 2024, after announcing the deal on 7 August 2023. The deal, which also included Noosa, was valued at $2.7 billion (enterprise value).
Before Campbell's, Rao's Homemade was owned by Sovos Brands from 2017 until 2024.
Yes. As of 24 September 2026, Rao's Homemade is still owned by Campbell's. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
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