The purpose of the company is the production, marketing, sale and distribution of as well as the trade in foodstuffs of all kinds and the acquisition, holding, management and disposal of participations in other companies, in particular those active in the field of alternative proteins and related industrial and technological areas, both domestically and abroad, and their financing. The company may acquire, exploit, manage and dispose of real estate and intellectual property rights, establish subsidiaries and branches both domestically and abroad, and furthermore carry out all legal transactions that may be connected with the company's purpose or that are suitable for promoting its development or that of group and participation companies. In addition, the company may participate directly or indirectly in group financing, in particular by granting loans to its direct or indirect shareholders or other group and participation companies or by providing guarantees, sureties or other securities of any kind for their liabilities to third parties, even if these loans or securities are in the exclusive interest of its direct or indirect shareholders or other group and participation companies and are granted free of charge.