A brand name, for an Italian-style sauce. It bears no relation to the Italian sauce ragù, which is meat based. The Ragú brand was first sold in 1937 - and currently one of many consumer brands in the portfolio of Anglo-Dutch food giant Unilever. It is the best selling U. S. brand of pasta sauce. Ragú was acquired by the Lipton and Bestfoods companies before merging with the Unilever portfolio. It has a sister brand under the Knorr trademark in the UK.