Herman Cain 2016: 7 Highlights From Pre-Politics Life of Potential GOP Presidential Hopeful

Pizza magnate Herman Cain is in the spotlight for the White House race in 2016, and his penchant for breaking all the molds started early. He wasn’t averse to getting his hands dirty long before politics entered the picture. Here are seven pre-politics highlights from the life of potential 2016 GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain:

1. Herman Cain and his father both worked for Coca-Cola, according to Biography.com. His father was a chauffeur, and he was a systems analyst.

2. Cain’s mostly known for his business background, but Business Insider noted he also worked for the Navy early in his career, designing fire-control systems for ships and aircraft — while he was working toward a master’s in computer science at Purdue University.

3. He was a vice president at Pillsbury when he took over the company’s ailing Philadelphia-area Burger King restaurants, but Business Insider said he was just as likely to be in the kitchen broiling hamburgers. The Philadelphia region went from Burger King’s least profitable to its most profitable division under Cain’s leadership. Likewise, notes the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Cain did the sameduring his turnaround of Pillsbury’s struggling Godfather’s Pizza chain — stepping out of the executive suite to cook pizzas in test kitchens and individual stores.

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