The company's purpose is to lease operating facilities, develop, license, manufacture, distribute and trade consumer goods in the food and beverage sector, as well as acquire, hold and manage business and commercial properties. The company can develop, acquire, exploit and register intellectual property rights of all kinds (in particular patents, trademarks, models, designs) as well as technical and industrial knowledge. The company can enter into any business and conclude contracts that are suitable to promote the purpose of the company or are directly or indirectly related to it. The company can take out loans and grant such loans to third parties. Furthermore, the company can establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in or merge with other companies.