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"Soup is good food."

For years, this was the marketing slogan for Campbell's Soup, one of America's best-known brands.

But now, a secret recording reportedly of a top company executive is casting doubt on the catchphrase, with him being heard disparaging Campbell's products as using "bioengineered meat" and mocking its own customers.

The recording is part of a lawsuit filed by Robert Garza, a former cybersecurity analyst for Campbell Soup, who accuses Martin Bally, vice president and chief information security officer of the food giant, of making the comments during a November 2024 meeting.

"We have s*** for f***ing poor people. Who buys our s***? I don't buy Campbell's products barely anymore," the voice purportedly belonging to Bally is heard saying.

"Bioengineered meat – I don't wanna eat a piece of chicken that came from a 3-D printer," Bally allegedly says, casting shade on the ingredients in Campbell's soup.

"F***ing Indians don't know a f***ing thing," the voice on the recording says. "They couldn't think for their f***ing selves."

Garza said he felt sick, "pure disgust," after the initial meeting, and again after hearing the comments.

The suit was filed in Michigan's Wayne County Circuit Court.

Garza kept the recording secret at first, but went to his supervisor in January 2025 to report the matter.

Zachary Runyan, Garza's attorney, told WDIV-TV in Detroit that Garza was blindsided 20 days later.

"He reached out to his supervisor and told the supervisor what Martin was saying, and then out of nowhere, my client was fired," Runyan said.

"He was really sticking up for other people. He went to his boss and said, 'Martin is saying this about Indian coworkers we have, he's saying this about people who buy our food — who keep our company open, and I don't think that should be allowed.' And the response to Robert sticking up for other people is he gets fired, which is ridiculous."

Campbell's is acknowledging the seriousness of the allegations, and a company spokesperson told Newsweek: "If the recording is legitimate, the comments are unacceptable. They do not reflect our values and the culture of our company. Mr. Bally is temporarily on leave while we conduct an investigation.

"We are proud of the food we make, the people who make it and the high-quality ingredients we use. The comments on the recording are not only inaccurate – they are patently absurd.

"Keep in mind, the alleged comments are made by an IT person, who has nothing to do with how we make our food."