Susan Benjamin

Susan Benjamin has researched communications and the cultural and political history of food for almost 40 years. She is founder of True Treats, the nation's only research-based candy and confection store, which was listed by Food Network magazine, delish.com and Holiday Lettings, Trip Advisor's international arm, as one of the nation's top 50 “Sweet Spots.” A former communications strategist and college professor, she participated in a White House initiative under Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, and has written nine books on related subjects, and published in legal journals, newspapers and online publications.