The company's purpose is to operate, manage and administer restaurants, take-away and catering businesses of all kinds, to plan, design and manage catering businesses, as well as to develop catering concepts for institutions, companies and individuals. The company also provides services in the areas of event organization, catering and franchising, buys and sells distribution rights, and registers and exploits intellectual property rights of all kinds. The company can establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, and conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company can acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. It can also provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, and provide securities for the liabilities of affiliated companies.