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.
“CANDYFOOD”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Detailhandel in zuivelproducten en eieren · Ecaussinnes · since 2015
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Anderlecht · since 2015
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Groothandel in suiker, chocolade en suikerwerk · Waregem · since 1989
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Wholesale of other food products · Tournai · since 1996
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Activities of building architects · since 2023
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets)
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 1989
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DALFSEN · since 2017
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Elsene · since 2005
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Tournai · since 2021
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Groothandel in suiker, chocolade en suikerwerk · Courcelles · since 2025
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Lasne · since 2000
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Full-service restaurants · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2008
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Event catering · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of CANAAN TRADING · Groothandel in koffie, thee, cacao en specerijen · Beersel · since 2026
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Temse · since 1978