Bunn Voyage

On the heels of its acquisition by global foodservice equipment conglomerate Ali Group, Gear Patrol offers an ode to the Bunn Coffee Maker, one of the most unpretentious and hardest-working pieces of equipment that has kept restaurants (specifically American diners), convenience stores, offices, and hospitals caffeinated with the least amount of glamour possible. Officially named Bunn-O-Matic Corporation — like, c’mon! soooo good! — and family-owned since its beginning in 1957, it’s the kind of brand that passes unperceived yet is so prevalent in day-to-day life whose legacy, as the article at the link mourns, will most surely fade away under corporate ownership as just one more line item in a portfolio.