Campbell Exec Got Hot-Mic’d Saying He Doesn’t Buy Food Anymore

“I don’t buy products barely anymore. It’s unhealthy.”

That’s a Campbell Soup executive — yes, the people whose entire business model is “salt, nostalgia, and a can” — getting caught on a recording basically reviewing his own aisle like it personally gave him hypertension.

The clip surfaced in a wrongful termination lawsuit, because of course it did. Nothing says “we’re a serious company” like your internal vibes showing up as Exhibit A while lawyers invoice each other into early retirement.

On the recording, the exec allegedly goes on a rant that includes exploitative and racist remarks. Campbell responded by placing him on leave, which is corporate for “please stop making us trend next to the word racism.”

And the funniest/bleakest part is the brand confidence. Imagine being high enough in the Campbell hierarchy to have stock options and still saying, out loud, that you basically don’t buy consumer products anymore because they’re unhealthy. That’s like a Marlboro exec going “I’m more of a fresh-air guy” while lighting up.

Meanwhile the regular people are out here price-comparing soup like it’s a mortgage application, and the executives are talking like they’ve ascended beyond the grocery store altogether.