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Zorro

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Wed Nov 26, 2025, 06:32 PM Wednesday

Campbell's fires executive who was recorded saying company's products are for 'poor people' [View all]

Source: San Diego Union-Tribune

The Campbell’s Co. said Wednesday it has fired an executive who was recorded making racist comments and mocking the company’s products and customers.

Martin Bally, a vice president in Campbell’s information security department, was named in a lawsuit filed last week by Robert Garza, a former Campbell’s employee who said he was fired Jan. 30 after he reported Bally’s comments to a supervisor.

The lawsuit was filed in Michigan, where both Garza and Bally live. Campbell’s is based in Camden, New Jersey.

In the lawsuit, Garza claimed he met with Bally in November 2024 to discuss his salary. During the meeting, which Garza allegedly recorded, Bally described Campbell’s as “highly process(ed) food” and said it was for “poor people.”

Read more: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/11/26/campbells-executive-fired/



Looks like someone FAFO'ed.
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