Graham's road was sweet, but retirement will be sweeter
- May 16, 2014 |
- WILLIAM EHART
National Confectioners Association president dramatically grew membership, made group a force on Hill, and had fun doing it Graham Walk into the National Confectioners Association headquarters on 30th Street in the tony Georgetown section of Washington, D.C., and you see President Larry Graham living his motto: The journey is the reward. (Hat tip: Steve Jobs) Visitors (and presumably staff) can't escape the feeling that candy is fun, working for NCA is fun and advocating for candymakers is fun, even when you're up against the powerful sugar producers and their price supports, or parrying claims from anti-sugar activists. Other groups—notably the National Beer… Read More