As a young man, he attended Burlington Business College and then managed a restaurant and confectionery store.
He eventually became a very high-income salesman, managing to save up $15,000 to invest in a failed candy manufacturing company.
His fourteen-year-old son, Frank, was the company's first salesman, securing their first large customer, Siegel, Cooper & Co.
[1] In 1922, Brach built the largest candy factory of its time on Chicago's West Side, providing employment to thousands.
[2] During World War II, Brach supplied much of the candy in emergency rations and for army post exchanges.