The company's purpose is to operate a public establishment, as well as a wholesale and retail trade in the food sector, including the sale of all types of food and non-food products. It may also engage in any commercial, import, export, distribution and representation activities of goods of any kind. The company is authorized to merge with other companies in Switzerland or abroad, acquire, manage and sell commercial real estate exclusively for commercial use, excluding all operations prohibited by the LFAIE, as well as any related or complementary activity to its purpose. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire or establish companies with an identical or similar purpose, carry out all commercial, financial, movable or other operations and conclude all contracts that are suitable for developing its purpose or related directly or indirectly to it.