The purpose of the company is the production, sale, distribution and trade in, as well as the marketing of, all types of consumer goods and merchandise, the operation of a bakery and an online shop, as well as the management of accommodation and catering businesses (including take-away). The company may participate in other enterprises, as well as acquire, utilize, manage and dispose of real estate and intellectual property rights, establish subsidiaries and branches both domestically and abroad, and furthermore, perform all legal acts that the purpose of the company may entail or that are suitable to promote its development or that of group companies. The company may grant direct or indirect financing to third parties, including companies in which it is directly or indirectly involved, its direct or indirect shareholders, as well as companies in which such shareholders are directly or indirectly involved, either through loans or other financing, including within the framework of cash pooling agreements, and may also provide securities of any kind for their liabilities, including through pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or through guarantees of any kind, whether for a fee or not.