The purpose of the company is to trade in products in the field of food and lifestyle in Switzerland and abroad, as well as to participate in and establish companies in these areas. The company can participate in other companies, acquire, exploit, manage and sell real estate and intellectual property rights, establish subsidiaries and branches in Switzerland and abroad, and furthermore carry out all legal transactions that may be necessary or suitable to promote the development of the company or that of group companies. The company can grant direct or indirect financing to third parties, including companies in which it is directly or indirectly involved, its direct or indirect shareholders, and companies in which such parties are directly or indirectly involved, whether through loans or other financing, including in the context of cash pooling agreements, and provide security of any kind for their liabilities, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether against payment or not. The company is part of the Nicom Group and may consider the interests of the Nicom Group in pursuing its corporate purpose.