Vincent Marotta, one of the co-founders of the iconic Mr. Coffee brand that helped reinvent coffee brewing in the U.S., died Saturday at his home in suburban Cleveland at the age of 91.
Marotta and his business partner Samuel Glazer turned Mr. Coffee into a household name after asking two engineers to create a drip brewing system like those found in restaurants.
The brand’s fortunes received a boost when Marotta persuaded retired New York Yankees star Joe DiMaggio to become the Mr. Coffee spokesman.
