Avolta AG engages in the retail of food and beverages. The company is headquartered in Basel, Basel-Stadt and currently employs 68,750 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2005-12-06. The firm operates shops located at airports, cruise liners, seaports, railway stations and hotels. The Company’s shops are categorized under five retail concepts: General Travel Retail Shops, which offer the full range of categories, such as perfumes & cosmetics, food & confectionery, wines & spirits, clothing & accessories, tobacco goods, souvenirs & electronics; Dufry Shopping, which provide travel retail duty-free shops; Brand Boutiques, which offer various boutiques of exclusive brands; Convenience Stores provide a wide assortment such as soft drinks, packaged food, travel accessories, electronics, personal items, souvenirs, newspapers, magazines and books and Specialized Stores offer products from a variety of different brands, belonging to one specific product category such as watches & jewelry, sunglasses, spirits and destination products.