The purchase, sale, distribution, import, export, marketing, manufacture, development and production of goods and products of all kinds in the fields of food, chocolate, confectionery, pastry and biscuit manufacturing; acquisition, holding, administration, management and use of intangible rights such as patents, licenses, know-how, trademarks, processes, recipes, in particular the exploitation of products and services of the PIM Brands group brands. The company may create subsidiaries and branches as well as hold participations in all companies, excluding participations in non-listed real estate companies. The company may acquire, hold, encumber and dispose of commercial properties and intellectual property rights. The company may carry out all commercial, financial or other operations that are directly or indirectly related to its corporate purpose. The company may grant loans and other direct or indirect financing to group companies and third parties, including its associates (direct and indirect) as well as companies of these associates' groups, and provide security of all kinds for their obligations, including through pledges or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of all kinds, for consideration or not.