Mr Coffee, Which Changed How Americans Caffeinate, Keeps Steaming Ahead

There's a cynical old saying: Hatred breeds excellence. Scoff if you'd like--but not before you hear the story of how that adage created one of America's best-known holiday gifts: a sturdy little appliance known as Mr. Coffee. Vincent Marotta was a Cleveland real estate man whose business stalled when he couldn't secure financing. One morning...