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

5/11/2020
CBA Spearheads Critical Infrastructure Supply Chain Council
Over 35 trade associations are banding together to form the Critical Infrastructure Supply Chain Council to address the challenges associated with the spread of COVID-19.

Lisa Johnston
5/11/2020
PepsiCo Quickly Launches 2 DTC Snack & Beverage Sites
The food and beverage company launched two new direct-to-consumer websites this week — PantryShop.com and Snacks.com — in response to increasing demand from the COVID-19 health crisis.

Lisa Johnston
5/11/2020
RichRelevance’s Spring ’20 Release Now Available
The release is designed to enable retailers and brands to deploy advanced personalization algorithms without dependence on data scientists and IT experts, in turn increasing speed to market.

Lisa Johnston
5/10/2020
StayinFront and MCA Team in the Name of Retail Execution
The partnership will enable MCA to extend its consumer goods retail execution offerings.

Lisa Johnston
5/10/2020
Walmart Bests Amazon for Top 10 Food Retailers
Progressive Grocer released its annual ranking of food and consumables retailers, and this year’s list looks a little different.

Lisa Johnston
5/10/2020
Danone Deepens Commitment to Plant-Based Biz with Coca-Cola Vet as New CEO
Danone acquired WhiteWave Foods in 2016 as part of a $12.5 billion deal and is developing a strategy to meet the rising demand of consumers adopting flexitarian diets.

Lisa Johnston
5/7/2020
Dubak Bringing Thermal Temperature Scanners to Help Businesses Slow COVID Spread
The DuThermX a fully integrated body temperature measurement system is designed for industrial and commercial applications.

Lisa Johnston
5/6/2020
RB Sees Shortages from Exceptional Demand but Expects ‘Pantry Load’ to Unwind
The parent company to such brands as Lysol, Mucinex and Gaviscon reporting e-commerce net revenue up over 50%.

Lisa Johnston
5/6/2020
COVID Slamming Jobs Market, But CG Companies Still Hiring
As the spread of COVID-19 slams the jobs market, reports that consumer goods companies are still hiring serve as a bright spot.

Lisa Johnston
5/4/2020
If the Supply Chain is Breaking, Where Do We Go from Here?
As the spread of COVID-19 continues its march of disruption across the globe, its ramifications on food production came sharply into focus with one succinct statement: “The food supply chain is breaking.”

Lisa Johnston