"This story starts in September 2024 when a chap named Robert Garza, per a court filing [PDF] scored a job as a cyber security analyst at Campbell's. The filing asserts that in November 2024, Garza met with Martin Bally - then a veep for IT at the soup maker - to discuss his salary. It's alleged that during the meeting, Bally referred to Campbell's products as for being for "poor people," and made racist remarks about some workers. Garza alleges that after the meeting he reported the remarks to his manager, but that Campbell's took no action."
"Garza recorded the meeting and later shared an audio file of the encounter with US media. The recording features a male voice using frequent expletives, and saying he would not consume Campbell's products because they contain "bioengineered meat" and he doesn't want to "eat chicken that came from a 3D printer." Unsurprisingly, the recording went viral and the remark about 3D-printed chicken even caught the attention of Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, who promised to investigate the claim because local laws ban lab-grown meat. Also unsurprisingly, Campbell's went into damage control mode, acknowledging that the voice on the tape sounded like Bally and labeling the remarks "vulgar, offensive and false" and not aligned with the company's values and culture. "We will not tolerate that kind of language under any circumstances," the statement adds."
A cybersecurity analyst, Robert Garza, began work at Campbell's in September 2024 and later met with IT VP Martin Bally to discuss salary. During that November meeting, Bally allegedly called Campbell's products "poor people" food and made racist remarks about some workers. Garza reported the comments to his manager and suggested raising the issue with HR, but alleges no action was taken and that he was fired weeks later. Garza recorded the meeting and shared the audio publicly; the recording contained expletives and claims about "bioengineered meat" and "3D-printed" chicken. The clip went viral, drew an investigation pledge from a state attorney general, and prompted Campbell's to call the remarks "vulgar, offensive and false" while saying such language will not be tolerated.
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