The company's purpose is the operation of bakeries, pastry shops, tea rooms, cafes, and restaurants. The company may also engage in any other activity directly or indirectly related to its main purpose. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire companies with identical purposes, or merge with such companies, carry out all industrial, commercial, movable and immovable property operations (with the exception of operations prohibited by the LFAIE), conclude all contracts suitable for developing and extending its purpose or directly or indirectly related thereto, and grant loans to its shareholders or to third parties, and act as guarantor or guarantee any commitment entered into by its shareholders or third parties.