Import and trade of goods of all kinds, in particular in the areas of tea, coffee and other foodstuffs as well as the corresponding accessories, mainly in the premium segment, as well as in the area of lifestyle products; holdings; assumption of agencies; acquisition, holding, encumbrance and sale of real estate; granting of direct or indirect financing to its direct or indirect subsidiaries as well as to third parties, including their direct or indirect shareholders and their direct or indirect subsidiaries; provision of collateral of all kinds for the liabilities of such companies, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfer of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether remunerated or not.