THREE executive directors at Origin Enterprise shared a €2.4 million pay pot last year, up from €2.2m a year earlier.

ORIGIN Enterprises, in which IAWS holds a 71.4% stake, has bought Masstock Group for a total of £61 million (€81.78m) which includes £30m (€40m) of debt.

WITH fears growing that the world economy is heading for recession, looking at the share prospects, or indeed the outlook, for the Irish food sector could hardly be described as a tantalising prospect.