The company's purpose is the manufacture and trade of food and other products; of devices and machines serving the manufacture and distribution of these products. It may, in Switzerland and abroad, establish branches, participate in other companies, acquire or establish companies with a purpose identical or similar to its own, carry out all financial, commercial, industrial, movable and immovable transactions, except for transactions prohibited by the LFAIE, and conclude all contracts suitable for developing the company's purpose or directly or indirectly related to it. The company may grant loans or guarantees to its members or third parties if it serves its interests.