The company's purpose is to hold and manage participations in Switzerland and abroad. Furthermore, the company aims to develop, manufacture, and distribute and market natural and chemical ingredients, food, dietary supplements, and cosmetics worldwide. The company can also participate in, found, acquire, and merge with other companies of any kind in Switzerland and abroad. It can acquire, encumber, and sell real estate and intellectual property rights in Switzerland and abroad, and establish branches and agencies in Switzerland or abroad by decision of the board of directors. In addition, the company can acquire, manage, and sell securities. The company can also provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as enter into guarantees, sureties, and other security transactions for other group companies. It can grant loans or credits to its direct or indirect shareholders or other group companies, conclude cash pooling agreements with them, and provide securities of all kinds for their liabilities to third parties.