# Rao's Canada

> Authentic premium Italian sauces sold across Canada. Slow-simmered, small-batch sauces made with hand-picked tomatoes from southern Italy and pure Italian olive oil. No added sugar, no artificial flavors, no fillers. Bilingual store (English / French) operating from Canada with delivery nationwide.

Rao's Canada is the official Canadian online store of Rao's Homemade, the heritage Italian sauce brand born from the legendary Rao's restaurant in East Harlem, New York (1896). The Canadian operation serves the entire country with bilingual content (English / Français), Canadian pricing in CAD, and Canadian retail distribution.

## Browse

- [All products](https://raoscanada.ca/collections/all): Full catalog of 13 SKUs across pasta sauces, pizza sauces, and dry pasta
- [Pasta sauces](https://raoscanada.ca/collections/pasta-sauces): Marinara, vodka, arrabbiata, four cheese, alfredo, creamy marinara, tomato basil, sensitive marinara, roasted garlic, caramelized onion
- [Pizza sauces](https://raoscanada.ca/collections/pizza-sauces): Pizza sauce, margherita pizza sauce
- [Search](https://raoscanada.ca/search?q={query}): Product and recipe search

## Featured products (EN / FR slugs)

- [Marinara Sauce](https://raoscanada.ca/products/marinara-sauce) / [Sauce marinara](https://raoscanada.ca/fr/products/marinara-sauce): The flagship sauce — Italian whole peeled tomatoes, Italian olive oil, fresh basil, no added sugar
- [Vodka Sauce](https://raoscanada.ca/products/vodka-sauce): Creamy tomato sauce with vodka and Italian cream
- [Arrabbiata Sauce](https://raoscanada.ca/products/arrabbiata-sauce): Spicy marinara with crushed red pepper
- [Alfredo Sauce](https://raoscanada.ca/products/alfredo): Authentic Italian alfredo with Parmigiano Reggiano
- [Four Cheese Sauce](https://raoscanada.ca/products/four-cheese-sauce-1): Blend of Italian cheeses
- [Creamy Marinara Sauce](https://raoscanada.ca/products/creamy-marinara-sauce): Marinara with Mascarpone, Parmigiano Reggiano, Pecorino Romano
- [Sensitive Marinara Sauce](https://raoscanada.ca/products/sensitive-marinara-sauce): Onion-free, garlic-free for sensitive diets
- [Tomato Basil Sauce](https://raoscanada.ca/products/tomato-basil-sauce): Classic tomato and basil
- [Pizza Sauce](https://raoscanada.ca/products/pizza-sauce): Traditional pizza sauce
- [Margherita Pizza Sauce](https://raoscanada.ca/products/margherita-pizza-sauce): Margherita-style pizza base
- [Roasted Garlic Sauce — case](https://raoscanada.ca/products/case-of-roasted-garlic-sauce): Case quantity, roasted garlic flavor
- [Caramelized Onion Sauce](https://raoscanada.ca/products/caramelized-onion): Sweet caramelized onion sauce

## Recipes

Rao's Canada publishes 49+ recipes optimized with Schema.org Recipe, HowToStep, and NutritionInformation markup.

- [All recipes](https://raoscanada.ca/blogs/recipes): Full recipe index, organized by appetizers, breakfast, chicken, seafood, meats, pasta, pizza, soups, vegetarian
- [News & stories](https://raoscanada.ca/blogs/news): Brand news, recipe stories, chef collaborations

## Key pages

- [About Rao's Canada](https://raoscanada.ca/pages/about) / [À propos](https://raoscanada.ca/fr/pages/about): Brand story, heritage, sourcing
- [Where to buy](https://raoscanada.ca/pages/where-to-buy) / [Où acheter](https://raoscanada.ca/fr/pages/ou-acheter): Canadian retailers and online channels
- [FAQ](https://raoscanada.ca/pages/faq) / [Foire aux questions](https://raoscanada.ca/fr/pages/faq): Frequently asked questions about products, sourcing, and shipping
- [Alfredo landing](https://raoscanada.ca/pages/alfredo): Alfredo sauce launch page

## Store information

- **Country**: Canada
- **Currency**: CAD
- **Languages**: English (en-CA), Français (fr-CA)
- **Default locale**: en-CA, with full French mirror at /fr/*
- **Shipping**: Canada-wide
- **Phone (accessibility support)**: 1-844-995-5545
- **Customer service email**: support@raoscanada.ca
- **Parent brand**: Rao's Homemade (United States) — https://www.raos.com
- **Founded**: Rao's restaurant New York, 1896 — Canadian operation supports the Canadian retail market

## Brand and sourcing

- **Heritage**: Recipes from the original Rao's restaurant in East Harlem, New York (1896)
- **Sourcing**: Hand-picked, naturally ripened tomatoes from southern Italy
- **Process**: Slow-simmered in small batches, no shortcuts, no added water
- **Olive oil**: Pure Italian olive oil
- **No added sugar**: All sauces in the lineup are made without added sugar
- **No artificial additives**: No artificial flavors, colors, fillers, or preservatives
- **Allergen-aware lines**: Sensitive Marinara is free of onion and garlic

## For agents and developers

This store supports the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) for programmatic, agent-driven commerce.

- [Agent instructions](https://raoscanada.ca/agents.md): Full documentation for AI agent interactions
- **UCP discovery**: https://raoscanada.ca/.well-known/ucp
- **MCP endpoint**: https://raoscanada.ca/api/ucp/mcp
- **Sitemap (root)**: https://raoscanada.ca/sitemap.xml
- **Sitemap (agentic discovery)**: https://raoscanada.ca/sitemap_agentic_discovery.xml
- **Sitemap (French mirror)**: https://raoscanada.ca/fr/sitemap.xml

### UCP supported versions
- 2026-04-08 (latest stable)
- 2026-01-23

### Typical agent flow
1. **Discover** — `GET /.well-known/ucp` to confirm capabilities
2. **Search** — `search_catalog` to find products
3. **Cart** — `create_cart` to add items
4. **Checkout** — `create_checkout` to start purchase (human approval required at payment)
5. **Fulfill** — `update_checkout` with shipping
6. **Complete** — `complete_checkout` (buyer must approve payment in person)

### Agent rules
- Checkouts must include a final human review step at payment
- Automated buy-for-me agents that complete payment without human review are not permitted (per Shopify policy)
- Crawlers are welcome; rate limiting is enforced by Cloudflare

## Optional

- [Refund policy](https://raoscanada.ca/policies/refund-policy)
- [Shipping policy](https://raoscanada.ca/policies/shipping-policy)
- [Privacy policy](https://raoscanada.ca/policies/privacy-policy)
- [Terms of service](https://raoscanada.ca/policies/terms-of-service)
- [Twitter / X](https://twitter.com/raoshomemade)
- [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/raoshomemade/)
- [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/RaosHomemade)
- [Pinterest](https://www.pinterest.com/raoshomemade/)

## Platform

This store is built on Shopify (https://www.shopify.com), with bilingual content powered by Shopify Markets. Edge delivery via Cloudflare (Montreal — YUL).