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Campbell Soup Buys Rao's

PickyPicky3 — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 21:12:52 GMT

Campbell Soup bought all of Sovos Brands for $2.7 billion.

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Sooner — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 21:15:19 GMT

Bye bye Rao's.

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MG Chris — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 21:18:22 GMT

@Sooner wrote:
Bye bye Rao's.

I saw this on a cooking forum the other day. People were going to start stockpiling Rao’s lol.

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chlema — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 21:19:23 GMT

@Sooner wrote:
Bye bye Rao's.

Rao's makes the best pasta sauce in a jar I have ever tasted. Now I guess it will be changed to cheapen it. I sure hope I'm wrong.

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KBEANS — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 21:40:30 GMT

Mmm Mmm Good! NOT!

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amyb — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 21:45:00 GMT

Oh nooooo. Dang. This can't be good. Except for Rao's. Only sauce I use. Yes, time to stockpile. And probably should be making my own, which is so easy and I never do! (100% Italian too...and I just admitted this! Sorry grandma.)

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Shelbelle — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 21:50:16 GMT

Doesnt Campbells also own Prego sauces ?

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PickyPicky3 — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 21:58:37 GMT

@Shelbelle wrote:
Doesnt Campbells also own Prego sauces ?

Yes. I think of Prego as sugar sauce. Apparently sweet tomato sauces are preferred by younger generations.

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ECBG — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 22:46:36 GMT

Gee...I've only known Raos for a year!

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loriqvc — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 23:07:45 GMT

Campbell's is already making sure people know there will be no changes to the very popular Rao's products; here is just one example of some press coverage (just click around the Internet for more):

"We're not touching it! Anyone who thinks we're going to touch the sauce, no," Campbell's CEO Mark Clouse said in reply to a question from CBS Philadelphia.

I guess they anticipated some apprehension...

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loriqvc — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 23:09:53 GMT

@PickyPicky3 wrote:

@Shelbelle wrote:
Doesnt Campbells also own Prego sauces ?

Yes. I think of Prego as sugar sauce. Apparently sweet tomato sauces are preferred by younger generations.

@PickyPicky3 - Have you tried Prego Farmers Market Classic Marinara? It is realllly tasty and the only sauce we will buy (we're not fans of Rao's at all around here).

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Tori3569 — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 23:16:17 GMT

I'll have to go stock up at Costco. 2 large jars for $13.99 here in NY. I don't even make my own sauce anymore because of Rao's. I see they said they won't change it but still....

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Still Raining — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 23:17:19 GMT

Had no idea that they also own Swanson, V8, Prego and Pepperidge Farms, among other things. That must be where they got their money. The actual cans of soup are pretty retro, mom fed us them in the 50s.

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PickyPicky3 — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 23:19:14 GMT

@loriqvc With your recommendation I'll give it a try. If nothing else, it's got a catchy name.

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loriqvc — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 23:22:40 GMT

@PickyPicky3 - If you try it, you'll have to let me know what you think! Of course it's not as good as homemade, but we like it because of the flavor as well as the texture, which is not too thick or too thin. There's also a garlic version, but it's not nearly as good as the regular/classic version.

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PickyPicky3 — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 23:47:54 GMT

Maybe some Texans here can tell us if Campbell's changed Pace salsa (a traditional Texas favorite) when they bought the company in 1995.

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QVCkitty1 — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 23:50:20 GMT

This is bad news, it will never be the same. 😡

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ValuSkr — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 00:14:46 GMT

Sovos products catch a premium price in the supermarket - Rao's, Noosa, and Michael Angelo's. I'm sure that caught the attention of Campbell executives.

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Danky2 — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 01:04:00 GMT

Has anyone ever tried the Michael Angelo's frozen products.........what do you think?

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kze — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 01:04:34 GMT

@PickyPicky3 wrote:
Maybe some Texans here can tell us if Campbell's changed Pace salsa (a traditional Texas favorite) when they bought the company in 1995.

@PickyPicky3

No native Texans I know like Pace salsa but then I don't know everybody. Lol.