Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Food Service
The Google product category ID for Food Service is 135. It sits under Business & Industrial and has 17 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 17 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch18
Food Service135
Bakery Boxes7303Bus Tubs4217Check Presenters8532Concession Food Containers5102Disposable Lids8059Disposable Serveware7088Disposable Tableware4632Food Service Baskets4096Food Service Carts4742Food Washers & Dryers6786Hot Dog Rollers6517Ice Bins7353Plate & Dish Warmers5104Sneeze Guards8533Take-Out Containers5097Tilt Skillets7553Vending Machines137- Category ID
- 135
- Direct subcategories
- 17
- Categories below it in total
- 22
- Depth, on a branch that runs 4
- 2 / 4
- Others at this level
- 24
- Parent category
- Business & Industrial
- Taxonomy version
- 2021-09-21
- Sent in your feed as
- google_product_category
Where this sits in the taxonomy
Measured by how much sits beneath them, Food Service is third largest of the 25 categories under Business & Industrial, with 22 categories below it. Size is not correctness — a small category is the right answer when it is the right answer — but it does tell you how much of the taxonomy you are still choosing between once you pick this branch.
Food ServiceDisposable ServewareDisposable Serving Trays
The longest route down from here runs 2 more levels, ending at Disposable Serving Trays (7089) on level 4: Food Service › Disposable Serveware › Disposable Serving Trays. Most branches stop sooner than that — the figure to compare it against is the seven levels Google's taxonomy allows, not the depth of the branch next door.
| Category | ID | Direct | Below | Levels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | 112 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| Construction | 114 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Food Service — this page | 135 | 17 | 22 | 2 |
| Retail | 138 | 8 | 20 | 3 |
| Signage | 976 | 13 | 15 | 2 |
| Manufacturing | 1470 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hotel & Hospitality | 1475 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Law Enforcement | 1556 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Science & Laboratory | 1624 | 6 | 33 | 3 |
| Heavy Machinery | 1795 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Finance & Insurance | 1813 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Forestry & Logging | 1827 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Work Safety Protective Gear | 2047 | 12 | 16 | 2 |
| Film & Television | 2155 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mining & Quarrying | 2187 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medical | 2496 | 11 | 41 | 3 |
| Piercing & Tattooing | 4285 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Industrial Storage | 5830 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Advertising & Marketing | 5863 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Material Handling | 6987 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| Hairdressing & Cosmetology | 7240 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Automation Control Components | 7261 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Dentistry | 7497 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| Industrial Storage Accessories | 8025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Janitorial Carts & Caddies | 500086 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (135) or the full path ("Business & Industrial > Food Service"). Both are predefined values for the same category. The ID is the sturdier of the two, because renaming any segment above this one changes the path text and leaves the number alone. Before sending it, check whether one of the 17 subcategories below fits — a narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things.
Bear in mind that google_product_category is an optional attribute. Google assigns a category automatically, and your value is treated as a signal rather than an override. When an override actually applies.
In your feed, it looks like this
Either row below is accepted. The first is the one to send.
| id | title | google_product_category |
|---|---|---|
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | 135 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Business & Industrial > Food Service |
This path has no comma, so an unquoted cell holds it as it stands — which is not true of every category in the taxonomy. The numeric ID, 135, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Food Service
17 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
They are not the same size. Disposable Tableware (4632) is the largest with 4 categories beneath it, so most of what sits under Food Service sits under that one name. 2 of the 17 carry subcategories of their own and the remaining 15 are leaves, which is worth knowing before you go looking for a narrower value that is not there.
- 7303Bakery Boxes
- 4217Bus Tubs
- 8532Check Presenters
- 5102Concession Food Containers
- 8059Disposable Lids
- 7088Disposable Serveware+1 subcategories below it
- 4632Disposable Tableware+4 subcategories below it
- 4096Food Service Baskets
- 4742Food Service Carts
- 6786Food Washers & Dryers
- 6517Hot Dog Rollers
- 7353Ice Bins
- 5104Plate & Dish Warmers
- 8533Sneeze Guards
- 5097Take-Out Containers
- 7553Tilt Skillets
- 137Vending Machines
Questions about Food Service
What is the Google product category ID for Food Service?
135. The full path, "Business & Industrial > Food Service", is the same category written the other way. The ID is shorter, and renaming a segment above this one changes the path text while leaving the number alone.
Should I use Food Service or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Food Service has 17 directly below it, starting with Bakery Boxes (7303), Bus Tubs (4217), Check Presenters (8532), and 22 in total further down. 135 is itself a predefined value, so an interior category is not an error — it just groups the product more broadly than a subcategory would.
Where does Food Service sit in the taxonomy?
At level 2, under Business & Industrial (111). The chain from the top is Business & Industrial → Food Service. If your product does not belong under Business & Industrial, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Food Service is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Business & Industrial first — there are 24 other categories at this level: Advertising & Marketing (5863), Agriculture (112), Automation Control Components (7261), Construction (114), Dentistry (7497), Film & Television (2155), and 18 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Business & Industrial (111) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How much more specific can I get than Food Service?
2 levels more. The longest route down from Food Service is Food Service > Disposable Serveware > Disposable Serving Trays, ending at Disposable Serving Trays (7089) on level 4. Not every branch below Food Service runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Food Service compared with the categories next to it?
It is third largest of the 25 at its level, carrying 22 categories below it. Inside it, Disposable Tableware (4632) is the biggest branch with 4 beneath it. A bigger category is not a better one — it just means more of the taxonomy is still open below you after you pick it.
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