Lisa Johnston

Editor-in-Chief

Author Profile

Lisa Johnston is the Editor-in-Chief 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

11/21/2022
CPGs Say Retailers Swinging Back To Old OTIF Expectations
Retailers are returning to their pre-pandemic service expectations, according to new research from McKinsey & Co, presenting challenges for consumer goods companies navigating the inflationary environment.

Lisa Johnston
11/17/2022
Tyson and Johnsonville Lay Out For Nimble Robots
The two food companies have both invested in Soft Robotics, a tech provider that marries AI, 3D vision soft grasping technology.

Lisa Johnston
11/16/2022
How Kimberly-Clark Is Modeling Its RGM Strategy Like an Innovation Pipeline
Kimberly-Clark is developing an RGM pipeline strategy that more closely resembles its approach to product innovation, as it continuously improves in-market execution.

Lisa Johnston
11/13/2022
Get a Look at Amazon’s Newest Prime Air Delivery Drone
While all consumer goods companies are challenged by the last mile, few are taking their ambitions as high as Amazon.

Lisa Johnston
11/10/2022
C-Suite Roadmap: Consumer Goods Forum Issues Guide for Operationalizing Net Zero
Effecting real change without greenwashing is a harder task for CPGs bogged down by legacy processes, with some research indicating that many firms will fall short of their goals.

Lisa Johnston
10/31/2022
Unilever Will Be Almost Entirely In the Cloud This Year
The acceleration of moving its data, applications, and network technologies to the cloud are expected to unlock myriad digital and innovation opportunities including real-time IoT performance data from its factory digital twins.

Lisa Johnston
10/19/2022
Q&A: PepsiCo’s Chad Matthews On Contextualizing Pricing With Analytics
Chad Matthews, chief commercial officer for PepsiCo Beverages North America, shares how they're leaning into analytics to steer through today’s pricing intricacies.

Lisa Johnston
10/17/2022
Royal Greenland’s Digital Transformation in the Open Sea
All consumer goods categories are accompanied by unique business challenges and nuances, but a global seafood manufacturer may have a few more than most.

Lisa Johnston
10/10/2022
Hershey Automating Consumer Insights to Slash Churn and Grow Retail Indispensability
The Hershey Company has been experimenting in leveraging consumer insights for its price pack architecture — a key strategy in today’s CPG playbook to appeal to price-sensitive consumers.

Lisa Johnston
10/3/2022
Mars Scaling Digital Twins Across the Globe
Mars is investing in digital twins for its factories around the world after initial trials showed success in improving efficiencies

Lisa Johnston