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Allegations are swirling after a Campbell Soup Company executive allegedly made disparaging comments about the company’s customers and employees.
According to a filed lawsuit, the director was secretly recorded during a meeting Wayne County Circuit Court in Michigan.
The suit, filed by Robert Garza, a former cybersecurity analyst for Campbell Soup, accuses Martin Bally, the company’s vice president and chief information security officer, of making the offensive comments during a November 2024 meeting.
Garza recorded the conversation, which he said took place at the company’s headquarters in Camden, NJreports Local 4 News Detroit.
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In the recording, a voice purported to be Bally’s can be heard criticizing Campbell’s products and mocking its consumers.
“We have st for poor people. Who buys our st? I hardly buy Campbell’s products anymore,” the voice allegedly belonging to Bally can be heard saying.
“Bioengineered meat – I don’t want to eat a piece of chicken that comes out of a 3D printer,” says Bally, disparaging Campbell’s soup ingredients.
Campbell’s soup hits the shelves of a Walmart store in Houston, Texas on September 1, 2022. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images/Getty Images)
He is also said to have made derogatory comments about Indian colleagues and – as appears from the recording – sometimes came to work under the influence of marijuana.
“F–king Indians don’t know shit about king,” says the voice on the recording. “They couldn’t think for themselves.”
Garza, who started working for the soup giant in September 2024, told Local 4 News that he initially kept the recording private, but changed his mind and decided to report the comments to his supervisor.
The complaint states that Garza was fired about 20 days later and accuses the company of perpetuating a racially hostile work environment.
Garza’s attorney says his client “really stood up for other people” and claims the termination was retaliation.
A spokesperson for Campbell Soup Company told The New York Post that Bally has been placed temporary leave while they conduct an internal investigation.
Cans of Campbell’s soup are displayed on the shelves of a supermarket in San Rafael, California. Campbell Soup Co. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/Getty Images)
“If the comments were in fact made, they are unacceptable. They do not reflect our values and the culture of our company,” the spokesperson said. “We are proud of the food we make, the people who make it and the quality ingredients we use. The comments on the recording about our food are not only inaccurate, they are downright absurd.”
The company says it was not aware of the recording before the lawsuit was filed.
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Until now, no Campbell Soup court response had been filed in the case.
Garza is seeking damages for wrongful termination and retaliation.
