The company's purpose is to operate a food store with a butcher's shop, trade in articles of daily use and the hotel and catering industry, as well as trade and import and export of goods of all kinds and transport of persons and goods of all kinds in Switzerland and abroad. 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 the account of third parties, as well as provide security for the liabilities of affiliated companies.