The purpose of the company is to trade in goods of all kinds, in particular food and equipment for the food industry, as well as to provide consulting services in marketing and sales in Switzerland and abroad, to hold participations, to acquire, manage and dispose of real estate and intellectual property rights and licenses of all kinds. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire or merge with similar or related companies, and enter into any business and conclude any contracts that are suitable to promote the purpose of the company or that are directly or indirectly related to it. It may also acquire, manage and dispose of real estate and grant loans.