(i) all investments in Switzerland and abroad in companies active in the food industry as well as (ii) the provision of advice and other services to entities in which it invests or intends to invest; it may carry out all commercial or financial transactions directly or indirectly related to its purpose; it may also create branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and acquire, hold, manage and dispose of real estate, in Switzerland only those with exclusively commercial use, as well as intellectual property; the company may grant loans or any other form of financing to affiliated companies, as well as provide any type of security, for the direct or indirect benefit of affiliated companies (or third parties), in particular in the form of guarantees, pledges or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets.