""After a review, we believe the voice on the recording is in fact Martin Bally," James F. Regan, Campbell's director of external communications, told Axios in a statement."
""The comments were vulgar, offensive and false, and we apologize for the hurt they have caused," Regan said, adding that as of Tuesday, Bally is "no longer employed by the company.""
"Campbell's said on Wednesday that it "learned of the litigation and first heard segments of the audio on November 20, 2025" and that "[n]either Mr. Garza nor his lawyer ever notified us of the existence of an audio recording.""
"The lawsuit alleges that Bally called Campbell's products "highly processed food" for "poor people." It also alleges that Bally "claimed that Indian workers were 'idiots' and expressed that he disliked working with them.""
Robert Garza filed a lawsuit alleging that manager Martin Bally called Campbell's products "highly processed food" for "poor people" and called Indian workers "idiots," saying he disliked working with them. Campbell's communications director James F. Regan said a review identified the voice as Bally, called the comments vulgar, offensive and false, and apologized for the hurt caused. Regan added that Bally is no longer employed by the company. Campbell's stated it first heard segments of the audio on November 20, 2025, and said Garza or his lawyer did not notify the company of the recording. The complaint alleges Garza reported the comments, received unclear HR direction, and was abruptly fired later that month in alleged retaliation. Garza's legal team declined further comment.
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