The purpose of the company is to create, operate and maintain a trading platform for raw materials, intermediate and end products for the food industry and related areas, including the non-food sector, as well as the exchange of market-relevant data and information, the creation of a rating system for evaluating market participants, consulting and auditing other companies in the area of quality management for food and related areas, including the non-food sector, and marketing and offering advertising for and by members. The company may participate in other companies, acquire, exploit, manage and dispose of real estate and intellectual property rights, establish subsidiaries and branches in Switzerland and abroad, and perform all legal transactions that may be necessary or suitable to promote the company's purpose or the development of group companies. Furthermore, the company may participate directly or indirectly in group financing, in particular by granting loans to its direct or indirect shareholders or other group companies or providing guarantees, sureties or other securities of any kind for their liabilities to third parties, even if these loans or securities are in the exclusive interest of its direct or indirect shareholders or other group companies and are provided free of charge.