Name check
Is your company name already in the register? Type the name you want to use. You see at once whether an active company in the KBO register already has the same or a similar name, and whether it works in your sector. Trademarks and domain names are checked separately.
“BENEFOOD”
An active company already has this name
The name is not unique in the register. In another sector the risk of confusion is smaller, but customers and search engines do not always make that distinction.
Also pick your activity to see whether a similar name exists in your own sector.
What this check does and does not say
- We compare against every name in the KBO register today: the name, the abbreviation and the trade names of enterprises and their establishments. Capitals, accents, punctuation and legal forms (bv, nv, srl, ...) do not count.
- This is not a trademark search and not legal advice on using the name. A name that is not in the register can still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the official registers of the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP, boip.int) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO, euipo.europa.eu).
- A domain name or a social media handle is also separate from the register.
Same or very similar names
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Burg-Reuland · since 1990
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Vervaardiging van bereide maaltijden en schotels · Brugge · since 1995
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Colfontaine · since 2012
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Wholesale of other food products · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of BEN LOGISTICS · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Vilvoorde · since 2024
Names that resemble it 27 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Wholesale of other food products · since 2018
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Gent · since 1949
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since 2024
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Other business support services · Aalst · since 2005
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Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2025
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Aubel · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2021
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Waterloo · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Belgian Food Industry · Brussel · since 1966
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Full-service restaurants · Beersel · since 2003
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Other retail sale of food · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2017
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Full-service restaurants · Elsene · since 2019
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Brandweer · since 2022
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2009
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Wholesale of other household goods · Lanaken · since 2006
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Business and other management consultancy · Schoten · since 2025
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Boxtel · since 1992
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Event catering · Lendelede · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2021
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Charleroi · since 2021
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Mol · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Brugge · since 2010
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Contract catering and other food service activities · Seraing · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of JACON · Niet-gespecialiseerde groothandel in niet-diepgevroren voedingsmiddelen, dranken en genotmiddelen · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 1990
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Brugge · since 1982