Secret Recording Claims Campbell’s Exec Called Customers “Poor People” in Racist Rant [Video]

A shocking internal recording has placed Campbell’s under the microscope.

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According to Local 4, The company, known for its soups and everyday pantry staples, now faces allegations from a former employee who claims he was fired after exposing a high-level executive’s offensive behavior.

Robert Garza, a former security analyst working remotely from Campbell’s Camden, New Jersey headquarters in 2024, says he began recording a salary meeting with Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer Martin Bally after sensing something was off.

What he captured reportedly went far beyond a routine discussion about compensation.

The recording allegedly reveals Bally ridiculing Campbell’s products and customers. He called the company’s foods “highly processed” and suggested they were made for “poor people.” At one point, he mocked the ingredients, calling them, “Bioengineered meat” from a “3D printer.”

According to Garza’s filing, the tirade continued as Bally admitted to coming to work after consuming marijuana edibles.

The recording reportedly includes repeated racial insults aimed at Indian employees, with Bally calling them “idiots” and claiming they “couldn’t think for their [expletive] selves.” Garza described listening to the rant as leaving him in “pure disgust.”

In January 2025, Garza brought the recording to his supervisor, J. D. Aupperle. Despite having received positive feedback on his performance during the same meeting, he says he was terminated twenty days later. The timing has fueled allegations of retaliation.

The lawsuit claims Campbell’s fostered a racially hostile work environment and retaliated against an employee for reporting inappropriate behavior.

Campbell Soup Company issued a statement in response, saying, “If accurate, the comments in the recording are unacceptable. They do not reflect our values and the culture of our company. We are actively investigating this matter.”

Garza’s attorney, Zachary Runyan, framed the situation bluntly, noting, “He went to his boss and said, ‘Martin is saying this about our coworkers and the people who buy our food,’ and then he’s suddenly fired.