Thanksgiving dinner in my home growing up included green bean casserole. The quintessential version of this delicacy included Campbell’s Soup.
As Americans across the country began their holiday meal preparations this week, a devastating video was released that may sour sales this season.
A Campbell Soup Company vice president, identified in reports as Martin Bally, was secretly recorded making derogatory remarks about Campbell’s products, the customers who buy them, and the ingredients used, including claims about “bioengineered meat” and “chicken from a 3‑D printer.”
These comments surfaced as part of an employment discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by former security analyst Robert Garza, who says he was fired after reporting the executive’s rant.
Garza alleges that Campbell’s executive Martin Bally made the offensive remarks during a meeting in November 2024, which was intended to discuss his salary. According to the lawsuit, Bally made several comments about Indian workers and said that Campbell’s is “highly [processed] food” for “poor people.”...
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