(My take on this is that Martin Bally was a subpar employee who knew his time with the company was coming to an end and went to this meeting stoned* and made comments he will never be able to back up in a court.)
(*The suit also alleged that Bally told Garza that he often went to work “high from consuming marijuana edibles.”)
(Full Disclosure: I worked as a specimen collector for years for a large poultry processing company that also supplied chicken to Campbell’s from time to time and I assure you, the chickens we processed were very real.)
Campbell’s CEO Mick Beekhuizen said in a video posted on the company’s website on Thursday: “Recently, there’s been some misinformation about the chicken we use in our soup. These claims about our chicken are not only false, they’re absolutely ridiculous. Let me clear up any myths. Our chicken is not bioengineered or 3D-printed. We use real chicken always.”
He added: “I know there’s a recording that prompted this misinformation. It included wrong and offensive comments about our food, our consumers and our people. It doesn’t represent Campbell’s views or values or mine. We do not tolerate this conduct.”
Amick Farms, Campbell’s chicken supplier, said in a statement released this week: “We are committed to producing wholesome chicken products in accordance with all food safety and regulatory guidelines set forth by the US Department of Agriculture. The chicken meat we supply to Campbell’s is derived from real, antibiotic-free (NAE) birds grown on family farms with whom we contract. This chicken meat is not genetically modified nor is it created via a 3D printer. Quality, integrity and service are the core values of Amick Farms.”
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