The company's purpose is the operation of various public establishments, including sandwich shops, tea rooms, and cafes as well as catering services and all activities directly or indirectly related thereto. The company may also engage in any other activity directly or indirectly related to these purposes; it may, in particular, create branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire companies with identical or similar purposes, or merge with such companies, carry out all operations and conclude all contracts suitable for developing and extending its purpose or directly or indirectly related thereto.