Willy Wonka of Wall Street Has a Sweet Side Hustle in New Jersey

Willy Wonka of Wall Street Has a Sweet Side Hustle in New Jersey
A street sign for Wall Street is seen outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, on Dec. 28, 2016. Reuters/Andrew Kelly
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Gary Parr watches with boyish wonder as hundreds of chocolate drops roll off a massive piece of Italian machinery.

The executive who has worked on some of Wall Street’s biggest deals holds quite the golden ticket. Parr owns the equipment, hired the chocolate makers and approves the fillings for every ganache (caramel with sea salt and almond butter have already passed muster, while mint is in testing).