The trade (import and export, purchase and sale) of tobacco products (including cigars, flavored cigars, pipe tobacco, etc.), articles related to these products (including lighters, cutters, pipes, humidifiers, etc.) and alcoholic beverages (including wine, whiskey, cognac, etc.) and all related objects; the company may participate in other businesses, in Switzerland and abroad, acquire, administer, manage and dispose of real estate, create subsidiaries and branches in Switzerland and abroad and carry out all operations directly or indirectly related to its purpose, including granting guarantees to affiliated companies.