The purpose of the company is the acquisition, development, exploitation and management of properties and land on its own account and on behalf of third parties, as well as all actions related thereto. Furthermore, the company aims to acquire, sell and manage participations of all kinds, in particular in sandwich bars, canteens, cafeterias, restaurants, dance halls, night clubs, snack bars and catering companies in Switzerland and abroad, as well as the acquisition, production, promotion, distribution, in particular through licensing, performance and presentation and other exploitation in any physical and intangible form of musical works and sound recordings and related intellectual property rights. The company can directly acquire and operate food service businesses of all kinds, enter into franchise agreements and system gastronomy contracts, provide business management services in the catering sector and assume management functions in affiliated companies. In particular, the company can grant loans and other direct or indirect financing to its direct and indirect subsidiaries and third parties, including its direct and indirect shareholders and their direct and indirect subsidiaries, including within the framework of cash pooling agreements, and provide security of all kinds for their liabilities, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether remunerated or not.