The Candy Man
In 1953, Walter's brother went in and asked for a job for his brother. Thus began a candy career spanning 53 years.
During the 1950s, he took time off from the candy business to serve in the military and attend Boston College. He did a two-year stint in the Navy band after the Korean War.
"I protected you from all the enemies of our country by playing the drums," he laughs.
Once back at Schrafft, he worked his way up to president of the company, which at the time was the largest candy company in the world. Unfortunately, in the middle of the 1980s, the company's backing collapsed and the factory closed.
"I went in as a inventory control clerk, and I left as the captain of the ship," he recalls. "The only problem was, the ship was the Titanic."
He transferred to NECCO, one of Schrafft's biggest competitors, where he became the vice president for corporate logistics and planning.
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