February 2018 40 * Vol. 40, No. 1 Features 23 33 23 40 Forward Thinking The 2018 Baking Hall of Fame recognizes five innovative and compassionate leaders. Blue Skies With industry confidence at a 5-year high and tax relief on the horizon, could the clouds over capital expenditures finally be parting? Heart, Heritage and Soul Wenner Bakery teams up with Europastry to reimagine the frozen baked goods market in the US and around the world. 33 Cover: Industry confidence and longer ROI cycles are just some of the positive indicators from Baking & Snack's 2018 Capital Spending Survey, which revealed the potential for healthier investment activity than we've seen in years. Photo by ©Jim Mills - stock.adobe.com www.bakingandsnack.com / February 2018 Baking & Snack 9http://www.bakingandsnack.com