Ian Wright is a columnist and commentator whose work appears regularly across a wide range of national and industry publications. For food industry bible ‘ The Grocer’, he writes a regular column on the politics of food. He also contributes profiles on leading industry figures – most recently, former Government food czar Henry Dimbleby, outgoing NFU President Minette Batters and new Unilever Chair Ian Meakins.

He is sought-after for comment by the wider business media including recently, the Financial Times, The Times, The Guardian, BBC Business, Bloomberg, Politico and specialist publications like Critical Eye and Food Manufacture.

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It’s not higher costs that sink a business it’s unpredictable ones

The Grocer Read

8 October 2026

When the weather stops playing by the rules

The Grocer Read

7 September 2026

How drought and global conflict could drive UK food inflation this winter

The Grocer Read

7 August 2026

The Grocer Gold Awards Should Galvanise Industry to Engage the New Government

The Grocer Read

10 July 2026

The NPM reforms are solving a problem the evidence doesn’t support

The Grocer Read

11 June 2026

Our politicians are clueless about food prices. The next PM needs to do better

The Grocer Read

15 May 2026

Why food security should become a defence priority

The Grocer Read

20 April 2026

How Strait of Hormuz closure will impact global food & drink

The Grocer Read

19 March 2026

Immigration is a toxic issue but food & drink must face it

The Grocer Read

24 February 2026