The company's purpose is to operate establishments in the hotel and restaurant industry in Switzerland and abroad, as well as to produce, market, import and export food products. 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, acquire companies with an identical or similar purpose, or merge with such companies, carry out all operations and conclude all contracts intended to develop and expand its purpose or related thereto directly or indirectly, except for any operation prohibited by the LFAIE.