Campbell's fires executive who was recorded saying company's products are for 'poor people'

The Campbells Co. said Wednesday it has fired an executive who was recorded making racist comments and mocking the companys products and customers.

Martin Bally, a vice president in Campbells information security department, was named in a lawsuit filed last week by Robert Garza, a former Campbells employee who said he was fired Jan. 30 after he reported Ballys 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 Campbells as highly process(ed) food and said it was for poor people.

Garza claimed in the lawsuit that Bally made racist remarks about Ind