The Business Former Name Reference File (bizCompanyFormerNames.dat)

The business former name reference file provides a list of common company names along with names by which the companies were formerly known so the Sun Match Engine can recognize a business when a record processing a record containing a previous business name. You can add entries to the business former name table using the following syntax.

former-name current-name

Table 26 describes each column in the bizCompanyFormerNames.dat file.

Below is an excerpt from the bizCompanyFormerNames.dat file.

HELLENIC BOTTLING                       COCA-COLA HBC
INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTS                  THE TERLATO WINE
ORGANIC FOOD PRODUCTS                   SPECTRUM ORGANIC PRODUCTS
SUTTER HOME WINERY                      TRINCHERO FAMILY ESTATES