The company's purpose is to operate cheese factories, purchase, sell and process milk, as well as trade in products and goods of all kinds, particularly milk and cheese products. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, and conduct all business (except those affected by the Federal Act on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Persons Abroad) that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company may acquire, sell, encumber and manage properties (in Switzerland, excluding transactions subject to the Federal Act on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Persons Abroad). It may also provide financing for its own account or for third-party account, as well as provide guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.