"The Campbell's Co. said Tuesday it has placed one of its executives on leave while it investigates claims that he made racist comments and mocked the company's products and customers in an audio recording. Martin Bally, Campbell's vice president of information technology, was named in a lawsuit filed last week by Robert Garza, a former Campbell's employee. The lawsuit was filed in Michigan, where both men live. Campbell's is headquartered in 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 Campbell's as "highly process(ed) food" and said it was for "poor people." Garza claimed that Bally made racist remarks about Indian workers, whom he called "idiots," according to the lawsuit. Garza said Bally also told him that he often went to work high after consuming marijuana edibles."
Campbell's placed a vice president of information technology on leave while investigating alleged racist comments and mockery of the company's products and customers captured in an audio recording. A former employee, Robert Garza, filed a lawsuit in Michigan after allegedly recording a November 2024 meeting about his salary. The recording allegedly captured Martin Bally describing Campbell's as "highly process(ed) food" for "poor people," calling Indian workers "idiots," and saying he often went to work high after consuming marijuana edibles. Garza told his manager on Jan. 10 but received no guidance. Garza was terminated on Jan. 30 and seeks damages.
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