Emil Julius Brach (May 11, 1859 − October 29, 1947) was the founder of Brach's Confections, an American candy company.
Brach was born in 1859 in Schoenwald, Grand Duchy of Baden, to Martin and Wilhelmina Brach. The family migrated to Burlington, Iowa, in 1866. As a young man, he attended Burlington Business College and then managed a restaurant and confectionery store. During World War II, Brach supplied much of the candy in emergency rations and for army post exchanges. During the war, the company underplayed the German heritage of its founder.