The company's purpose is the operation of public establishments such as bakeries, pastry shops, and tea rooms. It also aims to trade in all types of products, notably food and snack products. The company may additionally 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.