The company's purpose is the operation of public establishments, the purchase and sale of food products, the import and export of food products, the acquisition of interests in other companies, and all operations directly or indirectly related to the company's purpose. The company may create branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies, acquire or establish companies with an identical or analogous purpose, carry out all commercial, financial, industrial, movable or immovable operations, except those prohibited by the Federal Law on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Persons Abroad (LFAIE), and conclude all contracts suitable for developing its purpose or directly or indirectly related thereto.