The company's purpose is to manufacture and distribute raw materials and food additives of agricultural origin both domestically and abroad, including the import and export of preparations, as well as activities in related fields, in particular research, breeding, cultivation and cultivation of plants. Furthermore, the company aims to provide all services in the real estate, finance, administration, marketing and trust sectors; trade with and management of properties in Switzerland and abroad; acquisition, management and disposal of participations in companies of all kinds in Switzerland and abroad; trade with and representation of goods of all kinds as well as import and export; conducting all businesses that are suitable to promote the company's purpose directly or indirectly. Granting and accepting loans, establishing branches and subsidiaries, participating in other companies, acquiring, encumbering, selling and managing real estate, arranging financing for its own account or for third-party account, as well as providing guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.