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   From: leroysoetoro@americans-first.com   
      
   https://whyy.org/articles/campbells-fires-executive-for-profanity-tirade/   
      
   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.”   
      
   Garza claimed in the lawsuit that Bally made racist remarks about Indian   
   workers, whom he called “idiots.” Garza said Bally also told him that he   
   often went to work high after consuming marijuana edibles.   
      
   Campbell’s said Wednesday it first learned of Garza’s lawsuit last week.   
   After listening to portions of the recording, Campbell’s said it believed   
   the voice was Bally’s. Bally was fired Tuesday.   
      
   “The comments were vulgar, offensive and false, and we apologize for the   
   hurt they have caused,” the company said in a statement. “This behavior   
   does not reflect our values and the culture of our company, and we will   
   not tolerate that kind of language under any circumstances.”   
      
   Garza’s attorney didn’t respond when The Associated Press asked for a copy   
   of the audio recording.   
      
   But according to Local 4 news in Detroit, which interviewed Garza and   
   played a portion of the recording on air, Bally said Campbell’s products   
   were unhealthy during his expletive-filled rant.   
      
   “Bioengineered meat. I don’t want to eat a piece of chicken that came from   
   a 3D printer,” Bally said.   
      
   Campbell’s defended its chicken Wednesday, saying it comes from long-   
   trusted U.S. suppliers, is raised without antibiotics and meets high   
   quality standards.   
      
   “The comments heard on the recording about our food are not only   
   inaccurate, they are patently absurd,” Campbell’s said.   
      
   Larry Kopp, the chairman and founder of The TASC Group, a strategic   
   communications and public relations company, said Campbell’s should have   
   fired Bally and reached a settlement with Garza as soon as it learned of   
   the incident.   
      
   “If they had settled they would not be in this mess,” Kopp said.   
   “Recordings like these are devastating and should never see the light of   
   day.”   
      
   Garza is seeking monetary damages from Campbell’s, Bally and from his   
   former manager, J.D. Aupperle. Garza said he told Aupperle about the   
   conversation with Bally shortly before he was fired.   
      
   Campbell’s said Wednesday that Aupperle remains employed by the company.   
      
      
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