Campbell’s Defends Its Ingredients After Chicken Controversy

​The company said it placed an executive on temporary leave after he was allegedly caught on tape saying the company made “highly processed food” for “poor people.” 

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Executive put on leave after allegedly saying Campbell’s food was for poor people

Stacks of Campbell's cream of chicken soup cans wrapped in plastic.

Campbell’s soup cans at the company’s factory in Napoleon, Ohio. Nic Antaya for WSJ

Campbell’s

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The company defended the ingredients it uses in its products and said it was investigating the allegations against Martin Bally, its vice president of information technology.

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