Campbell Is Buying Rao’s. Fans Are Worried, but the Soup Maker Says It Won’t Touch the Sauce

Campbell Is Buying Rao’s. Fans Are Worried, but the Soup Maker Says It Won’t Touch the Sauce
Jars of Rao's sauce are displayed at a food store in New York on Aug. 8, 2023. Peter Morgan/AP Photo
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NEW YORK—Campbell Soup is set to buy Sovos Brands, the maker of Rao’s pasta sauces.

In a Monday announcement, the two companies said they had entered an agreement for Campbell’s to acquire Sovos for $23 per share in cash—reflecting a total value of about $2.7 billion.