Lisa Johnston

Editorial Director

Author Profile

Lisa Johnston is the Editorial Director of CGT. She joined the brand in 2020. Her journalism background includes writing for both business and consumer audiences, specializing in technology, retail, and consumer goods. In addition to speaking at a range of industry events and sharing editorial expertise as a media panelist, she's served as a judge for such programs as the Consumer Technology Hall of Fame and the Jesse H. Neal Awards.

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ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

2/6/2022
Spectrum Brands To Form New Company With Tristar Acquisition
Spectrum Brands will acquire the home appliances and cookware categories of Tristar Products, intending to combine them with its home and personal care segment to create a new, standalone global appliance company.

Lisa Johnston
2/3/2022
Nestlé Grows Plant-Based Portfolio With Orgain
Nestlé continues to direct investments toward the health and wellness market, with its latest move targeting the burgeoning plant-based market.

Lisa Johnston
1/31/2022
New Balance Extends Pandemic Pilot to Steer Supply Chain and Labor Roller Coaster
New Balance is replacing its entire supply chain planning suite in a move to aggressively improve forecast accuracy and workforce efficiencies.

Lisa Johnston
1/30/2022
Colgate-Palmolive Streamlining Supply Chain, Boosting Ad Spend
Colgate-Palmolive is implementing a global productivity program to streamline operations and its supply chain, expecting to execute the majority of it this year.

Lisa Johnston
1/27/2022
Nestlé Tackling Child Labor, Traceability With Cash Incentives to Cocoa Farmers
Nestlé is taking steps to address child labor in cocoa production and increase supply chain traceability with a new program that includes paying farmers cash for such things as enrolling their children in school.

Lisa Johnston
1/27/2022
How Taylor Stitch Is Iterating at the Speed of Social
Pandemic fatigue is real, and it’s something consumer goods marketing teams know well.

Lisa Johnston
1/24/2022
Unilever Restructuring Into 5 Business Groups
Unilever is restructuring its organization into five business groups, prompting both new leadership and role reductions.

Lisa Johnston
1/24/2022
Utz Acquisitions Grow DSD Footprint
Utz Brands is expanding its direct-store delivery capabilities with the acquisition of two of its distributors, marking the next step in its growth strategy.

Lisa Johnston
1/23/2022
Next Step in Kraft Heinz Turnaround Moves DX Head Andre Maciel into Finance
Andre Maciel, currently U.S. CFO and head of digital transformation, will assume the role of executive VP and global CFO, succeeding Paulo Basilio.

Lisa Johnston
1/20/2022
#Oreotok: Social Fueling New Consumer Habits in Mondelez Research
Social media is increasingly becoming a discovery channel for consumers when it comes to their snacking habits, according to new research from Mondelez International.

Lisa Johnston