The company's purpose is the wholesale and retail trade in food, plant and animal fats, oils, as well as their production, processing and transportation. The company can acquire and manage participations in trading or industrial companies based in Switzerland or abroad, either for its own account or for third parties, by acquiring shares, bonds, participations, claims or in any other suitable form, acquiring patents and trademarks. The company can grant loans to shareholders or third parties, guarantee credits taken out by shareholders or third parties, secure these credits by issuing or pledging mortgage bonds or signing any other financial commitment, pledge its assets to secure claims. The company can establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, as well as conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company can acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. It can also provide financing for its own account or for third parties, as well as provide guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.