cross-posted from: https://kopitalk.net/c/buycanadian/p/82950/campbells-soup-vp-mocks-poor-people-who-buy-its-food-in-secret-recording
Food for thought
According to the lawsuit and interviews Garza gave to local media, the claims stem from a recorded meeting between Garza and Campbell’s Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer Martin Bally. Garza, who began working remotely for the company in September 2024, said he met Bally at a restaurant in late 2024 believing they would be discussing his salary.
Instead, Garza alleges the executive delivered an hourlong tirade criticizing the company’s products, disparaging employees and customers, and making racially offensive remarks about Indian colleagues.
Local 4 News in Detroit broadcast portions of the recording. In it, a speaker identified as Bally is heard saying, “We have st for fking poor people. Who buys our st? I don’t buy Campbell’s products barely anymore. It’s not healthy now that I know what the f*‘s in it.”
He also referenced “bioengineered meat,” saying, “I don’t wanna eat a piece of chicken that came from a 3D printer.”
The recording, which lasted longer than an hour and 15 minutes, included what Garza said was a “disgusting” rant alleged to be made by Bally about his coworkers: “Fing Indians don’t know a fing thing,” and “Like they couldn’t think for their f***ing selves,” it said in part.
The recording also allegedly captured Bally admitting he came to work after consuming marijuana edibles.
He comes off a lot better than the headline would have you believe. That’s not to say he comes off well, just not as bad as the headline.
He’s pointing out that their product is shit and only people who are uneducated would ever think to buy it.
He then points out that because he knows what ingredients go into making Campbell’s soup, he would never eat it.
As for his rant about Indians, it seems to be a racially insensitive critique of outsourcing culture. Anyone whose company has outsourced a department to India or Pakistan knows what he’s talking about.
Is he a douchebag? Probably.
Would I care if he got hit by a bus? No.
Did he make some fair points? Yes.