Daily news round up: our selection of food and chef news from the world's press

Lawrence Yates named head chef at Michelin-starred Box Tree

Executive chef Simon Gueller has named former Midsummer House chef Lawrence Yates as the new head chef of the Michelin-starred Box Tree in Ilkley West Yorkshire.

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Restaurant employee puts video online of meat stored next to dumpster

Appetites around the nation for Golden Corral's famed all-you-can-eat ribs may be spoiled after an employee posted a video online allegedly showing raw meat being stored next to a dumpster at a Florida franchise.

Read more from Mail Online

European capacity to grow food is plateauing, scientist warns

Britain and other countries may not be able to increase the amount of food they grow because many staple crops are close to their physiological growing limits, one of the world's leading food analysts has warned.

Read more from The Guardian