operation and management of restaurants, bars, hotels or similar businesses; manufacture and trade of food products and beverages; import, export and trade of all food products or consumer goods. Furthermore, it may carry out, either on its own account or on behalf of third parties, all financial, commercial, movable or immovable transactions directly or indirectly related to its corporate purpose and may be interested, in any form, in similar businesses, in particular by acquiring participations in companies. The company may also establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad.