The purpose of the company is to operate gastronomy establishments, manufacture and distribute ice cream and gastronomy products, trade in foodstuffs of all kinds, organize and conduct events and catering. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire or merge with similar or related companies, acquire, manage and sell real estate, with the exception of real estate transactions prohibited by the Federal Act on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Persons Abroad (BewG), as well as enter into all transactions and conclude contracts that are suitable to promote the purpose of the company or are directly or indirectly related to it. It may also provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as grant guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.